moustache

[ muhs-tash, muh-stash ]

/ ˈmʌs tæʃ, məˈstæʃ /

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noun

Nearby words

mousseline, mousseline de laine, mousseline de soie, mousseline sauce, moussorgsky, moustache, moustache cup, mousterian, mousy, mout, mouth

Related forms

mous·tached, adjective

Definition for moustache (2 of 2)

mustache

or mous·tache

[ muhs-tash, muh-stash ]

/ ˈmʌs tæʃ, məˈstæʃ /

noun

the hair growing on the upper lip

such hair on men, allowed to grow without shaving, and often trimmed in any of various shapes.

hairs or bristles growing near the mouth of an animal.

a stripe of color, or elongated feathers, suggestive of a mustache on the side of the head of a bird.

something resembling a mustache, as food or drink adhering to the upper lip: a mustache of milk.

Origin of mustache

1575–85; < Middle French moustache < Italian mostaccio; see mustachio

Related forms

mus·tached, adjective

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Examples from the Web for moustache

He took a tremendous drink from his cup, the froth sticking to his moustache.
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William Howard Taft; 2, Thomas Dewey (1944 and 48, moustache) and Charles Evans Hughes (1916, beard).
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Some friends and I were discussing whether we'll ever again have a president with a moustache or beard .
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From him until this person who left in 1913, every president except two had either a beard or a moustache.
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But when Pam makes a joke about his moustache, nobody can seem to remember whether Stanley actually has a moustache.
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The soldier, drying his eyes and moustache with his little blue cotton handkerchief, remained motionless as the god Terminus.
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"I should like to see it otherwise," grumbled Don Sylvio, through his moustache.
The Flying Horseman|Gustave Aimard
Olisr made a slight bow, clicked his spurs, stroked his moustache several times.
The Duel|A. I. Kuprin
She had mistaken my entrance for that of another person, a pair of lips without a moustache.
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He twisted his moustache, looked scornfully at the horizon, and was evidently perturbed.
Captain Macedoine's Daughter|William McFee

British Dictionary definitions for moustache (1 of 2)

moustache

US mustache

/ (məˈstɑːʃ) /

noun

the unshaved growth of hair on the upper lip, and sometimes down the sides of the mouth

a similar growth of hair or bristles (in animals) or feathers (in birds)

a mark like a moustache

Derived Forms

moustached or US mustached, adjective

Word Origin for moustache

C16: via French from Italian mostaccio, ultimately from Doric Greek mustax upper lip

British Dictionary definitions for moustache (2 of 2)

mustache

/ (məˈstɑːʃ) /

noun

the US spelling of moustache

Derived Forms

mustached, adjective

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