burnsides

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It is generally believed by people who speak flippantly of 'side-burns,' 'sideboards,' etc., that burnsides were so named because they cluttered up both sides of their proprietor's countenance.

From Time Magazine Archive

He wears burnsides and they are very becoming.

From Green Valley by Reynolds, Katharine

In summer they were always on the hills and by the burnsides.

From The Gold Of Fairnilee by Lang, Andrew

This strange assortment of whiskers of different fashions on various parts of his face, imperial, goatee, burnsides, he brought back with him.

From Walking-Stick Papers by Holliday, Robert Cortes

His shoulders were massive and square, his chin and mouth were square, his burnsides were square cut, and he had a square head and wore a square-topped derby.

From By Advice of Counsel by Train, Arthur Cheney