muttonchop
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muttonchop
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From mutton + chop. The hairstyle is named after the typical shape of these cuts.
noun muttonchops · mutton chop · mutton-chop
- A cut of sheep's meat, often containing a section of a rib.
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A facial hairstyle consisting of long, usually shaped sideburns extending well below the earlobes without a beard.
He had a fresh complexion, eyes of that common uncertain shade of gray, and was closely shaven except for the incipient muttonchops on his ruddy cheeks.
Similar: mutton-chop whiskers
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noun cut of sheep's meat
| Deutsch | Lammkotelett |
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| Русский | бара́нья отбивна́я baránʹja otbivnája |
noun facial hairstyle
| Русский | бакенба́рда bakenbárda, бакенба́рды bakenbárdy, ба́ки báki |
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Talk about this word "muttonchop." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/muttonchop. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. muttonchop. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/muttonchop "muttonchop." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/muttonchop.Cite this
@misc{muttonchop_2026,
title = {muttonchop},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/muttonchop},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
