beard vs civet

beard

noun
  • The cluster of small feathers at the base of the beak in some birds. 

  • The appendages to the jaw in some cetaceans, and to the mouth or jaws of some fishes. 

  • In insects, the hairs of the labial palpi of moths and butterflies. 

  • The gills of some bivalves, such as the oyster. 

  • Long or stiff hairs on a plant; the awn. 

  • The curved underside of an axehead, extending from the lower end of the cutting edge to the axehandle. 

  • A barb or sharp point of an arrow or other instrument, projecting backward to prevent the head from being easily drawn out. 

  • That part of the underside of a horse's lower jaw which is above the chin, and bears the curb of a bridle. 

  • A fake customer or companion, especially a woman who accompanies a gay man, or a man who accompanies a lesbian, in order to give the impression that the person being accompanied is heterosexual. 

  • The byssus of certain shellfish. 

  • Facial hair on the chin, cheeks, jaw and neck. 

verb
  • To boldly and bravely oppose or confront, often to the chagrin of the one being bearded. 

  • To take by the beard; to seize, pluck, or pull the beard of (a man), in anger or contempt. 

  • Of a gay man or woman: to accompany a gay person of the opposite sex in order to give the impression that they are heterosexual. 

  • Of bees, to accumulate together in a beard-like shape. 

  • To deprive (an oyster or similar shellfish) of the gills. 

civet

noun
  • Any of several species of spotted skunk, in the genus Spilogale. 

  • The musky perfume produced by the animal. 

  • A carnivorous catlike animal, Civettictis civetta, that produces a musky secretion. It is two to three feet (30–90 cm) long, with black bands and spots on the body and tail. 

  • Any animal in the family Viverridae or the similar family Nandiniidae 

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