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1 beard
[biəd]1) (the hair that grows on the chin: a man's beard; a goat's beard.) skegg2) (a group of hair-like tufts on an ear of corn: the beard on barley.) hár, tÿtur, þræðir•- bearded -
2 growth
[-Ɵ]1) (the act or process of growing, increasing, developing etc: the growth of trade unionism.) vöxtur2) (something that has grown: a week's growth of beard.) vöxtur3) (the amount by which something grows: to measure the growth of a plant.) vöxtur4) (something unwanted which grows: a cancerous growth.) æxli -
3 chin
[ in](the part of the face below the mouth: His beard completely covers his chin.) haka -
4 disguise
1. verb1) (to hide the identity of by altering the appearance etc: He disguised himself as a policeman; She disguised her voice with a foreign accent.) dulbúast2) (to hide (eg one's intentions etc): He tried hard to disguise his feelings.) dylja2. noun1) (a disguised state: He was in disguise.) dulargervi2) (a set of clothes, make-up etc which disguises: He was wearing a false beard as a disguise.) dulargervi, gríma -
5 waggle
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6 whisker
['wiskə]1) (in plural a man's moustache, beard and/or sideburns.) (yfir-/vanga)skegg, bartar2) ((usually in plural) one of the long hairs between the nose and the mouth of a cat etc.) veiðihár•- whiskery
- miss by a whisker
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