What Is Sideburn Beard?

Sideburns, sideboards, or side whiskers are facial hair grown on the sides of the face, extending from the hairline to run parallel to or beyond the ears.

What is the difference between sideburns and beard?

As nouns the difference between sideburns and beard

is that sideburns is facial hair reaching from the top of the head down the side of the face to the side of the chin while beard is facial hair on the chin, cheeks and jaw.

Why is it called a sideburn?

Sideburns got their name from Ambrose Burnside, a Union general who sported the distinctive hairstyle. ... At some point, "burnsides" became "sideburns," perhaps because the look involved facial hair on the side of the face.