Read full poem →WOMEN he liked, did shovel-bearded Bob,
Old Farmer Hayward of the Heath, but he
Dictionary Entry
To grow hair on the chin and jaw.
In a Sentence
“He decided to bearded his face for the winter season.”
Origin
From Old English *beard* with the verb suffix -ed.
Common Phrases
man beardedmen beardedface beardedold bearded. beardedfigure beardedbearded heavilybearded tall
Poetry examples for “bearded”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
Read full poem →Amputate my freckled Bosom!
Make me bearded like a man!
Read full poem →Drinking the nut-brown ale,
With his bearded Berserks hale
And tall.
Read full poem →Said he with a sneer
On his bearded lips.
Read full poem →And the sea-tides tossing free;
And Spanish sailors with bearded lips,
And the beauty and mystery of the ships,
Read full poem →And, with his sickle keen,
He reaps the bearded grain at a breath,
And the flowers that grow between.
Read full poem →And western winds immortal spring maintained.
In following years the bearded corn ensued
From earth unasked, nor was that earth renewed.
Read full poem →Then of the peoples wert thou royal Queen,
Till in thy streets the bearded Goth was seen;
And now upon thy walls the breezes fan
Read full poem →Is led, a present from the Czar
Unto some old and bearded khan,—
Read full poem →Then of the peoples wert thou royal Queen,
Till in thy streets the bearded Goth was seen;
And now upon thy walls the breezes fan