muttonchop
nounEtymology From mutton + chop. The hairstyle is named after the typical shape of these cuts.
1
A cut of sheep's meat, often containing a section of a rib.
2
Figuratively, In plural A facial hairstyle consisting of long, usually shaped sideburns extending well below the earlobes without a beard.
- He had a fresh complexion, eyes of that common uncertain shade of gray, and was closely shaven except for the incipient muttonchops on his ruddy cheeks.1905, Willa Cather, “The Marriage of Phaedra”, in Troll Garden:
- Derived terms
- friendly muttonchop