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Definition of Bewhiskered
1. Adjective. Having hair on the cheeks and chin.
Similar to: Unshaved, Unshaven
Derivative terms: Whisker
Definition of Bewhiskered
1. Adjective. Having whiskers ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Bewhiskered
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bewhiskered
Literary usage of Bewhiskered
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Handy-book of Literary Curiosities by William Shepard Walsh (1892)
"... «ho, in trying to show that he knows it all, deals in grizzly and bewhiskered
chestnuts. There is a Greek epigram, attributed sometimes to Philippus of ..."
2. The Amateur Gentleman by Jeffery Farnol (1913)
"And yet," sighed the bewhiskered gentleman, regarding him with half-closed eyes,
and with his head very much on one side, " in spite of your nose, ..."
3. The Red Badge of Courage: An Episode of the American Civil War by Stephen Crane (1900)
"Some talked of gray, bewhiskered hordes who were advancing with relentless curses
and chewing tobacco with unspeakable valor ; tremendous bodies of fierce ..."
4. Lord Jim by Joseph Conrad (1900)
"It's no use asking either,' said Egstrom, standing bewhiskered and obliging before
me with his arms hanging down his sides clumsily and a thin silver ..."
5. The Sketch-book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. by Washington Irving (1906)
"... and the striplings bewhiskered with burnt cork, and gravely clad in broad
skirts, hanging sleeves, and full-bottomed wigs, to represent the character of ..."
6. Poetry by Modern Poetry Association (1914)
"But the old fool seizes his fork in both hands, And looking up bewhiskered out
of the pit, Shouts like an army captain, "Let her come! ..."
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