Beard

Beard

A beard is the collection of hair that grows on the chin, upper lip, cheeks and neck of human beings. Usually, only pubescent or adult males are able to grow beards. However, women with hirsutism may develop a beard. When differentiating between upper and lower facial hair, a beard specifically includes the moustache, which refers to hair above and around the upper lip.

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Famous quotes containing the word beard:

    “A beard signifies lice, not brains.”
    —Greek proverb.

    “His tears run down his beard like winter’s drops
    From eaves of reeds.”
    —William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

    “There is always a period when a man with a beard shaves it off. This period does not last. He returns headlong to his beard.”
    —Jean Cocteau (1889–1963)