facial hair

Definition

Hair on, or from, the face of a human, such as the eyebrows, beard or moustache.

Etymology

From facial + hair. First use appears c. 1830, in the Morning Herald.

Example Sentences

• "Shaving gear? The man had a beard—or he had one the last time Marianne had seen him. And yet there were flecks of shaving foam and facial hair in the sink."
• "Her dark, arched eyebrows and soft facial hair complement the membranous leaves behind her."
• "The Mbaya of the Amazon remove all facial hair, including eyelashes and eyebrows, and sneer at full-browed whites as "ostrich-brothers"."