Monday, November 22, 2010

Interesting Facts: #14


The term "sideburns" is a corruption of "Burnside", after General Ambrose Burnside (above and below), a Union General in the American Civil War, who sported unusual facial hair.


The term muttonchops, being sideburns narrow at the ear and broad on the side of the face, are named from the shape of a mutton chop:

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