What is the meaning of beard?

noun

• The hair growing on the lower part of a man's face.
  • synonyms: face fungus, whiskers
• A tuft or growth of hairs or bristles on certain plants such as iris or grasses.
• A person who diverts suspicion from someone (especially a woman who accompanies a male homosexual in order to conceal his homosexuality. )
• Hairy growth on or near the face of certain mammals.
• Tuft of strong filaments by which e. G. A mussel makes itself fast to a fixed surface.
  • synonyms: byssus

verb

• Go along the rim, like a beard around the chin.
  • usage: "Houses bearded the top of the heights"