Beard - Definition

n 1: the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face [syn:
beard, face fungus, whiskers]
2: a tuft or growth of hairs or bristles on certain plants such
as iris or grasses
3: a person who diverts suspicion from someone (especially a
woman who accompanies a male homosexual in order to conceal
his homosexuality)
4: hairy growth on or near the face of certain mammals
5: tuft of strong filaments by which e.g. a mussel makes itself
fast to a fixed surface [syn: byssus, beard]
v 1: go along the rim, like a beard around the chin; "Houses
bearded the top of the heights"