BARBATE

bearded, barbate, bewhiskered, whiskered, whiskery

(adjective) having hair on the cheeks and chin

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

barbate (comparative more barbate, superlative most barbate)

(botany) bearded; having long thin hairs

Source: Wiktionary


Bar"bate, a. Etym: [L. barbatus, fr. barba beard. See Barb beard.] (Bot.)

Definition: Bearded; beset with long and weak hairs.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

29 March 2025

THOUGHTLESS

(adjective) without care or thought for others; “the thoughtless saying of a great princess on being informed that the people had no bread; ‘Let them eat cake’”


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