WHISKERS (also see beard, moustache, sideburns)
ADJECTIVES
1898 — BALD-FACED of men: having neither beard nor whiskers → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
NOUNS
1450 — CAMPS the whiskers of a cat; stout bristly hairs, as in a beard → obs.
1579 — SUBBOSCO a jocular word for the hair that grows upon the lower part of the face → obs.
.M19 — BACCA-PIPES whiskers curled in small, close ringlets → sl.
.M19 — CAT-SMELLERS facial hair, whiskers → US sl.
.M19 — SAUSAGES side-whiskers → sl.
1851 — MUTTON CHOPS men’s sideburns shaped like a mutton chop, being narrow at the ear and broad and rounded at the lower jaw
1857 — SIDEBOARDS side whiskers → UK sl.
1860 — SIDE EDGE whiskers, sideburns → tailors’ usage
1869 — SIDE BEARD a side-whisker, sideburn → Amer. dial.
1879 — SIDE-SCRAPERS short sideburns that were fashionable in the late 1870s → UK middle class usage
1882 — HACKLES hair, whiskers
1889 — MUTTON-CHOPPER sideburns that are narrow at the top and broad and rounded at the bottom → sl.
1890 — DAWN the hair as it first shows itself on the human face; the soft feathery hairs of some seeds; anything fluffy → Eng. dial.
1896 — OSCARS whiskers → US students’ sl.
1897 — WIND TEASERS whiskers → Amer. dial. (Bk.)
1898 — SLUGGERS ear-to-chin whiskers → sl.
1898 — SLUGGER WHISKERS ear-to-chin whiskers → sl.
..L19 — ALFALFA a beard, whiskers → sl.
..L19 — ANGLICAN INCH the short, square whiskers affected by members of the Broad Church or liberal wing of the Church of England → sl.
..L19 — SIDE-WINGS side-whiskers, sideburns → sl.
1900 — SIDE BOYS a style of side-whiskers → US sl.
1907 — FACE FUNGUS male facial hair, i.e. a beard and/or moustache → sl.
1907 — NANNY GOAT a style of side-whiskers → US sl.
1909 — BURNSIDES a style of beard consisting of a moustache, whiskers, and a clean-shaven chin → US
1912 — HANDLES side-whiskers → US criminals’ sl. (Bk.)
1919 — LACE CURTAINS whiskers, esp. false whiskers used in the theatre; a beard → US jocular usage
1919 — LILACS comparatively full side whiskers → US sl.
1920 — GALWAY a style of facial whisker — grown on the upper part of the cheek only → US
1920 — SIDE-LEVERS side-whiskers; sideburns → sl.
1925 — AIREDALE a heavily-whiskered or long-haired man
1927 — FACE-LACE whiskers, a beard → Amer. jocular usage
1940 — EARGUARD short side-whiskers, sideboards, or sideburns → Aust. sl.
1945 — GRASS ABOUT THE BOWS a beard, whiskers, or the beginning of a beard → Amer. dial., orig. nautical usage
1949 — BUM-FLUFF the facial hair of an adolescent boy → UK sl.
1960 — SCRATCH a beard or whiskers → US sl.
1967 — BEWHISKER a whisker → Amer. dial.
1967 — SIDEYS — SIDIES side whiskers → UK sl.
1975 — ALFALFA whiskers; a beard (Bk.)
1990 — FACE FANNIES sideburns → sl.
1998 — HAMMER AND DISCUS whiskers, facial hair → UK rhyming sl.
2006 — FUNGUS whiskers; a beard → US sl. (Bk.)
2006 — SOUL PATCH facial whiskers that are grown and worn beneath the lower lip and above the chin → UK sl.
2010 — CHEEK BRISTLES the facial hair of a man
NOUNS, PERSON
1807 — WHISKERANDO a heavily whiskered or bearded man → humorous usage
1820 — GINGER-WHISKERS a man, esp. a soldier, dyeing his whiskers yellow → sl.
.M19 — OLD WHISKERS a working man with long, unkempt, greying whiskers, usually shouted out by impudent children → sl.
..L19 — JO-JO a man with a very heavy beard and side-whiskers → Aust. sl.
1909 — BADGER a man wearing whiskers → US
sl.
1942 — FRILLED LIZARD a man with a whisker-framed face → Aust sl.