2006-08-18 05:31:14 · 12 answers · asked by peripeteia10 1 in Beauty & Style ➔ Hair
a general in the civil war Burnside
2006-08-18 05:36:11 · answer #1 · answered by Dremont 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sideburns are patches of facial hair on the sides of one's face, in front of the ears. They were originally called burnsides, possibly after General Ambrose Burnside. His hairstyle, commonly known as mutton-chops or chops, connected thick sideburns via the moustache but left the chin clean-shaven.
Sideburns may end at mid-ear level; they may end at the earlobe; or they may extend downward and follow the jawline, nearly meeting at the chin. They can be slender or wide, clipped closely or allowed to grow bushy. They can end in points, or bluntly, and be either cut squarely or flared wide, following the hairline on the upper cheek. They can be worn alone, or in combination with a moustache or a goatee. However, when they extend from ear to ear via the chin, the sideburns are merely part of the beard, and thus are not known as such.
A lot more info here
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sideburns
2006-08-18 05:42:15 · answer #2 · answered by Steve C 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When guns were first invented they used to have the wick to light by where the shooter would bend down to aim the rifle. This used to burn the side of their faces and was a discomfort. The army allowed riflemen to grow their hair long on the side of there faces, so the hair would burn instead of their face. Sideburns.
2006-08-18 05:40:30 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
They were named after a guy named Burnsides who was, I think, a Civil War General. True story.
2006-08-18 05:36:21 · answer #4 · answered by charles c 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's odd, isn't it? I would have thought that if you had them, then you wouldn't get razor burn at the sides.
2006-08-18 05:36:57 · answer #5 · answered by Rox 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they are hair at the side and maybe somone thought it was a burn
2006-08-18 05:41:38 · answer #6 · answered by Kristina S 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Rastafarian "dreadlocks" come from the same passage in Leviticus. Interesting, huh?
2016-03-27 07:48:15 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cause they burn on your side of your face...
2006-08-18 05:38:10 · answer #8 · answered by Simple1 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are on the side of your face...
2006-08-18 05:38:02 · answer #9 · answered by Livingdeadgirl84 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because they would sound silly if they were called John!
2006-08-18 05:36:46 · answer #10 · answered by Fluke 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋