Whisker

Whisker
Whisker Whisk"er, n. [1913 Webster] 1. One who, or that which, whisks, or moves with a quick, sweeping motion. [1913 Webster]

2. Formerly, the hair of the upper lip; a mustache; -- usually in the plural. [1913 Webster]

Hoary whiskers and a forky beard. --Pope. [1913 Webster]

3. pl. That part of the beard which grows upon the sides of the face, or upon the chin, or upon both; as, side whiskers; chin whiskers. [1913 Webster]

4. A hair of the beard. [1913 Webster]

5. One of the long, projecting hairs growing at the sides of the mouth of a cat, or other animal. [1913 Webster]

6. pl. (Naut.) Iron rods extending on either side of the bowsprit, to spread, or guy out, the stays, etc. [1913 Webster]


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  • Whisker — Whisker. См. Волокно. (Источник: «Металлы и сплавы. Справочник.» Под редакцией Ю.П. Солнцева; НПО Профессионал , НПО Мир и семья ; Санкт Петербург, 2003 г.) …   Словарь металлургических терминов

  • whisker — hair of a man s face (usually plural), c.1600, originally a playful formation, from M.E. wisker anything that whisks or sweeps (early 15c.); see WHISK (Cf. whisk) (v.). In ref. to animal lip hair, recorded from 1670s …   Etymology dictionary

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