sideburn
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Loose strands, under careful edit, appeared cut and glued, creating the effect of a fuller, wispier sideburn.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 13, 2021
One time, I got a publicist’s earring lodged between the arm of my glasses and a sprout of unkempt sideburn.
From New York Times • May 1, 2020
In 1992, the Wall Street Journal called the sideburn fad “so trendy that for some it’s already passé,” before identifying Perry and Priestly as “the two leading examples of the burns trend.”
From Slate • Mar. 4, 2019
Elvis impersonators remain a staple of Las Vegas kitsch, performing at casino venues, wedding chapels and street stages while decked out in garish jumpsuits, sunglasses and sideburn wigs.
From Washington Times • Aug. 15, 2017
And now there’s one straight chunk of hair stringing down like a massive sideburn.
From "Leah on the Offbeat" by Becky Albertalli
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