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    Hi,is there any difference between the words BEARD and STUBBLE?

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    Default Re: beard or stubble?

    Quote Originally Posted by elhabanero View Post
    Hi,is there any difference between the words BEARD and STUBBLE?
    Yes. Stubble on the face leads you to believe that the person has not shaved for a day or so. Redirect Notice

    A beard is properly hairy. Redirect Notice
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    'Designer stubble' is the fashionably unshaven look: Redirect Notice
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    Default Re: beard or stubble?

    Quote Originally Posted by elhabanero View Post
    Hi,is there any difference between the words BEARD and STUBBLE?
    Yes. A beard is the hair that grows on the lower half of a human's face with the exception of the hair that grows between the nose and the mouth (which is a mustache/moustache).

    Stubble is the hair that is regrowing after shaving, regardless of location.

    PS: 5jj was quicker, but since I'm not saying exactly the same as he is, I'm not deleting the post.
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    thanks

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