Meaning of old man's beard | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Chionanthus virginicus, a tree.
   countable
2. Clematis aristata, an Australian climbing plant.
   countable, uncountable
3. Clematis vitalba, a climbing plant.
   countable, uncountable
4. Tillandsia usneoides, a bromeliad; Spanish moss.
   uncountable
5. Usnea, a type of lichen.
   uncountable
6. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see old, man, -'s, beard.
   countable, uncountable

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Examples

“The old man's beard and hair were as white as snow—the former descending almost to his girdle; so were the thick overhanging brows that shaded his still piercing eyes.”

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