moustache
[ muhs-tash, muh-stash ]
/ ˈmʌs tæʃ, məˈstæʃ /
noun
RELATED WORDS
wig, hairstyle, grass, fur, haircut, fiber, wool, strand, eyebrow, mane, shock, lock, tress, down, cut, tuft, bristle, filament, beard, mop
Nearby words
- mousseline de laine,
- mousseline de soie,
- mousseline sauce,
- moussorgsky,
- moussorgsky, modest petrovich,
- moustache cup,
- mousterian,
- mousy,
- mout,
- mouth
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
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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
Word Origin for moustache
C16: via French from Italian mostaccio, ultimately from Doric Greek mustax upper lip
mustache
/ (məˈstɑːʃ) /
noun
the US spelling of moustache
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