burnside

Noun burnside has 2 senses

• burnside(n = noun.person) a. e. burnside, ambrose everett burnside - United States general in the American Civil War who was defeated by Robert E. Lee at the Battle of Fredericksburg (1824-1881); Array
is a kind of full general, general

• burnside(n = noun.body) mutton chop, side-whiskers, sideburn - facial hair that has grown down the side of a man's face in front of the ears (especially when the rest of the beard is shaved off); Array
is a kind of facial hair