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v. Present participle of beard.

n. The line of the intersection of the keel, dead-wood, stem, and stern-post of a ship with the outer surface of the frame-timbers. Also called bearding-line and stepping-point.

n. The diminution of the edge or surface of a piece of timber from a given line, as in the stem, dead-wood, etc., of a ship.

"CLIFFORD STREIT'S new play could very well make the term "bearding" a household word."

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hair    fiber    fibre    rim    person    mortal    individual    someone    soul    somebody   

to one′ s beard    to make one's beard    sideburns    pogonophobia    sideboards    whiskers    goatee    moustache    mustache    hair   

bearded    bearding    beard the lion in his den    beard the lion   

imposition    trick   

adhered    appeared    bioengineered    cashiered    cheered    cleared    cohered    commandeered    disappeared    eared   

mustache    hair    curl    eyebrow    wig    chin    brow    fur    mane    coat