[Ads-l] Antedating of "Sideburn"

Shapiro, Fred fred.shapiro at YALE.EDU
Sat Apr 12 17:21:07 UTC 2025


sideburn (OED 1876)

1875 Paxton (Ill.) Record 11 Feb. 3/3 (Newspapers.com)

W. M. McMillen's side-burns, embellished, genial and classical physiognomy, were visible to his friends of this city, last Saturday and Sunday.

Fred Shapiro

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