1.the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face
2.a tuft or growth of hairs or bristles on certain plants such as iris or grasses
3.a person who diverts suspicion from someone (especially a woman who accompanies a male homosexual in order to conceal his homosexuality)
4.hairy growth on or near the face of certain mammals
5.tuft of strong filaments by which e.g. a mussel makes itself fast to a fixed surface
1.go along the rim, like a beard around the chin;
Houses bearded the top of the heights