Whisker
Pronunciation : Whisk"er
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : 1. One who, or that which, whisks, or moves with a quick, sweeping motion.
2. Formerly, the hair of the upper lip; a mustache; -- usually in the plural. Hoary whiskers and a forky beard. Pope.
3. pl.
Defn: That part of the beard which grows upon the sides of the face, or upon the chin, or upon both; as, side whiskers; chin whiskers.
4. A hair of the beard.
5. One of the long, projecting hairs growing at the sides of the mouth of a cat, or other animal.
6. pl. (Naut.)
Defn: Iron rods extending on either side of the bowsprit, to spread, or guy out, the stays, etc.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913