Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun plural Side whiskers that are narrow at the temple, broad along the lower cheek or jawline, and separated by a shaven chin.
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- noun
mutton-chop whiskers
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Examples
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He can hide behind his muttonchops, and no one would be the wiser.
Rabbi Shmuley Boteach: To Beard or Not to Beard, That Is the Question: Musings on the Fall of Matisyahu's Facial Locks and Other Natural Disasters Rabbi Shmuley Boteach 2011
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He can hide behind his muttonchops, and no one would be the wiser.
Rabbi Shmuley Boteach: To Beard or Not to Beard, That Is the Question: Musings on the Fall of Matisyahu's Facial Locks and Other Natural Disasters Rabbi Shmuley Boteach 2011
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Along with the more famous styles of facial hair around at the time—goatee, muttonchops, Franz Josef, etc.—there were plenty of unusual types, such as the hulihee, French fork, chin curtain and a la Souvarov.
Our Obsession With 'Looking Presidential' Andrew Roberts 2011
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He can hide behind his muttonchops, and no one would be the wiser.
Rabbi Shmuley Boteach: To Beard or Not to Beard, That Is the Question: Musings on the Fall of Matisyahu's Facial Locks and Other Natural Disasters Rabbi Shmuley Boteach 2011
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After his ripe turn in Robert Redford's The Conspirator, Danny Huston is set to don the muttonchops once again to play the man who invented the look, General Ambrose Burnside.
Trailer trash 2011
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Invented in England during the early 1800s, the first friction matches were aptly named Lucifers — they lit with a shower of sparks that could burn the muttonchops off a fellow smoker.
Strike Anywhere: The Best Matches for Survival Situations 2009
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Points to Paul Giamatti for keeping his John Adams muttonchops all this time.
Live-Blogging The Golden Globes With MTV News’ Jim Cantiello » MTV Movies Blog 2009
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(As a rule I don't especially like fiction that employs real historical figures in key roles; cameos are fine, but when they linger onstage too long I begin to notice the prosthetic noses and appliqué muttonchops.)
Joseph Gangemi discusses the story behind his first book, Inamorata 2010
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Anyway, awesome work all around, especially with your muttonchops.
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He can hide behind his muttonchops, and no one would be the wiser.
Rabbi Shmuley Boteach: To Beard or Not to Beard, That Is the Question: Musings on the Fall of Matisyahu's Facial Locks and Other Natural Disasters Rabbi Shmuley Boteach 2011
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