ALL meanings of bearding
beard
B b - noun bearding the growth of hair on the face of an adult man, often including a mustache. 1
- noun bearding Zoology. a tuft, growth, or part resembling or suggesting a human beard, as the tuft of long hairs on the lower jaw of a goat or the cluster of hairlike feathers at the base of the bill in certain birds. 1
- noun bearding Botany. a tuft or growth of awns or the like, as on wheat or barley. 1
- noun bearding a barb or catch on an arrow, fishhook, knitting needle, crochet needle, etc. 1
- noun bearding Also called bevel neck. Printing. the sloping part of a type that connects the face with the shoulder of the body. British. the space on a type between the bottom of the face of an x-high character and the edge of the body, comprising both beard and shoulder. the cross stroke on the stem of a capital G. 1
- verb with object bearding to seize, pluck, or pull the beard of: The hoodlums bearded the old man. 1
- verb with object bearding to oppose boldly; defy: It took courage for the mayor to beard the pressure groups. 1
- verb with object bearding to supply with a beard. 1
- noun bearding Present participle of beard. 1