1. Facial hair of a man covering the chin, cheeks and throat; especially, when trimmed into shape; sometimes excluding a mustache: Stan had a neat beard and mustache which he trimmed every day.
2. Facial hair that is seen close to the faces of some mammals; for example, goats: Farmer Hans has several male goats all of which have beards.
3. Bristles or whisker like hair of certain plants; for example, wheat, barley, and some kinds of grass: The beards on the barley was turning brown because the grain was ripe.
5. Filaments of some mollusks by which they fasten themselves to a surface under the water: The directions in the recipe said to remove the beards of the mussels before cooking them.

1. To place or to go along the edge of something: Houses bearded the top edge of the canyon.
2. To oppose or to confront someone or something confidently or respectfully: The politician was bearded during his political speech on TV.

The bearded races of mankind have commonly held the beard in high honor unit.