sideburns

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The fulcrum of a cultural transition from vibrancy to stagnation was the 1970s, an era remembered now, if at all, for leisure suits, burnt-orange shag carpeting and muttonchop sideburns.

From Salon • Aug. 9, 2025

With sideburns and the sharpest mod feather cut, he even looked good in Lycra.

From BBC • May 13, 2025

However, he redeems himself as an administrator by writing impenetrable new rules on the size of officers’ sideburns and mustaches.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2025

“Lauren is sure she doesn’t know what Gladstone’s sideburns looked like. What did Gladstone do? How racist was he? Does she have a problematic cat? This is perhaps not her most pressing issue.”

From Seattle Times • Apr. 8, 2024

Jones was solidly built and, when he reached adulthood, sported a pair of curly sideburns that covered most of his cheeks.

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield