mustache
Americannoun
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the hair growing on the upper lip
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such hair on men, allowed to grow without shaving, and often trimmed in any of various shapes.
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hairs or bristles growing near the mouth of an animal.
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a stripe of color, or elongated feathers, suggestive of a mustache on the side of the head of a bird.
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something resembling a mustache, as food or drink adhering to the upper lip.
a mustache of milk.
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Origin of mustache
1575–85; < Middle French moustache < Italian mostaccio; see mustachio
Explanation
A mustache is hair that grows between a person's nose and mouth. Some mustaches are as thin as a pencil line, while others are bushy and full. Salvador Dali was known for his long, curled mustache. If you're trying to grow a mustache, you might start by shaving all your facial hair except the strands that grow above your upper lip. When your mustache becomes luxuriant and ample, you can trim it with scissors and style it with mustache wax. The word mustache comes from the French moustache, which has a Greek root, mystax, "upper lip."
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A house cat named Smokey wouldn’t come out from under the bed, and two feral cats, Blackie and Half Mustache, were on the loose.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 1, 2025
For the Chernousov family, those plans have taken shape in Istanbul's fashionable Moda district with the launch of their new bookstore "Black Mustache" - a play on the literal meaning of their surname.
From Reuters • Oct. 11, 2022
Mustache production would not keep up with demand!
From Seattle Times • Apr. 15, 2022
Since the first calendar debuted two years ago, the Beard and Mustache Club’s mission has rapidly expanded.
From Slate • Jan. 24, 2020
Sandra, Ms. Kolbinsky’s granddaughter, who people call Mustache because of a port-wine stain birthmark under her nose.
From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali
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