burnside Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun United States general in the American Civil War who was defeated by Robert E. Lee at the Battle of Fredericksburg (1824-1881)
   A. E. Burnside; Ambrose Everett Burnside.
   
2. noun facial hair that has grown down the side of a man's face in front of the ears (especially when the rest of the beard is shaved off)
   side-whiskers; sideburn; mutton chop.
   

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