Having a beard; also used to describe plants or animals with hair-like appendages resembling a beard.
From Old English beard, from Proto-Germanic bardaz. The past participle form 'bearded' emerged in Middle English to describe both the state of having facial hair and confronting someone boldly.
Throughout history, beards have signified everything from wisdom and masculinity to rebellion and religious devotion. The phrase 'to beard the lion' means to confront danger boldly - capturing how facial hair became metaphorically linked with courage and defiance.
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