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beard 2, verb(dictionary)
beard 1, noun(dictionary)
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beard(2) (iou)



beard verb. ME.
[from the noun.]
verb trans. Cut off the beard of; seize the beard of. ME.
beard the lion in his den, beard the lion in his lair attack someone on his or her own ground or subject.
b. fig. Oppose openly, defy; attack audaciously. E16.
verb trans. Provide with a beard. Usu. in pass. LME.
verb intrans. Grow a beard. L15-L17.