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	beard bean sprouts bean threads beans beard Beaujolais Beerenauslese Bel Paese Definition: The common name for the byssus, or silky hairlike filaments that bivalves (such as oysters and mussels) use to attach themselves to rocks, piers, and so on. Though it's rare, occasionally a beard becomes so long that it must be trimmed before the shellfish are prepared. --Copyright (c) 1995 by Barron's Educational Series, from The New Food Lover's Companion, Second Edition, by Sharon Tyler Herbst
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