burnsides

It is generally believed by people who speak flippantly of 'side-burns,' 'sideboards,' etc., that burnsides were so named because they cluttered up both sides of their proprietor's countenance.

From Time Magazine Archive

And, in any case, Edinburgh was but two days' journey from the Dullarg; two days on the road by the burnsides and over the heather hills was nothing to him.

From The Lilac Sunbonnet by S. R. (Samuel Rutherford) Crockett

This strange assortment of whiskers of different fashions on various parts of his face, imperial, goatee, burnsides, he brought back with him.

From Walking-Stick Papers by Robert Cortes Holliday

In summer they were always on the hills and by the burnsides.

From The Gold Of Fairnilee by Andrew Lang

The men are very partial to "burnsides" and wear their hair pretty long, combed wet and stroked down so as to look smooth and glossy.

From The Youthful Wanderer An Account of a Tour through England, France, Belgium, Holland, Germany by George H. Heffner