pluck by the beard
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Beard — Bearded redirects here. For the British music magazine, see Bearded (magazine). For other uses, see Beard (disambiguation). Example of a full, untrimmed beard and moustache … Wikipedia
beard — n 1.Inf. beaver, full beard, Med. barba; whiskers, mutton chops, burnsides, sideburns; goatee, Vandyke, imperial; stubble, bristles, five o clock shadow. 2. barb, point, spine, spur, jag, nib, prong, tine, cusp. 3. defy, brave, oppose, face, look … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
beard — I. n. 1. Whiskers, hirsute appendage. 2. Guard. See barb. II. v. a. 1. Seize or pluck by the beard, pull one s beard. (In contempt.) 2. Defy, bid defiance to, oppose to the face … New dictionary of synonyms
Beard — Beard † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Beard Among the Jews, as among most Oriental peoples, the beard was especially cherished as a symbol of virility; to cut off another man s beard was an outrage (II Kings, x, 4); to shave or to pluck one … Catholic encyclopedia
Beard — (b[=e]rd), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bearded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bearding}.] 1. To take by the beard; to seize, pluck, or pull the beard of (a man), in anger or contempt. [1913 Webster] 2. To oppose to the face; to set at defiance. [1913 Webster] No… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Beard — The mode of wearing it was definitely prescribed to the Jews (Lev. 19:27; 21:5). Hence the import of Ezekiel s (5:1 4) description of the razor i.e., the agents of an angry providence being used against the guilty nation of the Jews. It was a… … Easton's Bible Dictionary
beard — beardlike, adj. /beard/, n. 1. the growth of hair on the face of an adult man, often including a mustache. 2. Zool. a tuft, growth, or part resembling or suggesting a human beard, as the tuft of long hairs on the lower jaw of a goat or the… … Universalium
beard — [[t]bɪərd[/t]] n. 1) hair growing on the lower part of the face, esp. on the face of a man, sometimes including a mustache 2) bio frm a similar growth on the chin of some animals or near the bill in some birds 3) bot a tuft or growth of awns or… … From formal English to slang
Chuck Versus the DeLorean — Chuck episode Episode no. Season 2 Episode 10 Directed by Ken Whittingham … Wikipedia
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drive up the wall — Synonyms and related words: aggravate, annoy, badger, bait, be at, bedevil, beset, bother, bristle, brown off, bug, bullyrag, burn up, chivy, devil, discompose, distemper, disturb, dog, exasperate, exercise, fash, get, gripe, harass, harry,… … Moby Thesaurus
