Definitions
tuft of strong filaments by which e.g.
a mussel makes itself fast to a fixed surface
Word origin
From Middle English berd, bard, bærd, from Old English beard, from Proto-West Germanic *bard, from Proto-Germanic *bardaz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰardʰeh₂, *bʰh₂erdʰeh₂.
Used in a sentence
“the beard of grain”
“While all toms—adult male turkeys—have beards, nearly 10 percent of hens also have one, albeit a much stubbier, wispier version.”
“To get his way, Roberts employed a bit of developer's cunning: rather than approach Galardi directly, he sent a friend, Alan Meyers, as a “beard”.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Chin hair”5 letters
02“Facial hair”5 letters
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