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moustache

[ muhs-tash, muh-stash ]

noun



moustache

/ məˈstɑːʃ /

noun

  1. the unshaved growth of hair on the upper lip, and sometimes down the sides of the mouth
  2. a similar growth of hair or bristles (in animals) or feathers (in birds)
  3. a mark like a moustache
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • mousˈtached, adjective
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Other Words From

  • moustached adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of moustache1

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

Moustache wax is thicker than beard balm and helps achieve more dramatic and dynamic looks.

Other beard products, like beard balms and moustache wax, are designed more for styling than hydration.

As the name implies, moustache wax is good for facial hair above the lip, but not good for beards.

The best trimmer for beards, moustaches and every other type of body.

He was very sincere and nice, but I saw him glance at the pink moustache across my lip.

He does stop short of making Anders just another Wall Street moustache-twirler.

Garcia looks the part with a high-and-tight haircut, a thin moustache, suspenders, and a bow-tie.

He took a tremendous drink from his cup, the froth sticking to his moustache.

In came Woodrow Wilson, and ever since, we've had not a single moustache, of understanding or otherwise, in the Oval Office.

"The worst of it is that one can't be certain of anything," said Papa, pulling his moustache.

He had a red, jolly face, divided unequally by a great black moustache, and his manner was hearty.

His smooth brow wrinkled and his mouth tightened to a thin straight line beneath the fair "regulation" moustache.

He drew himself up, twisted his moustache, and met her eyes—they were rather sad and tired—with the roguish mockery of his own.

The Comte de Lussigny twirled the tips of his moustache almost to his forehead and caught up his hat.

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