mustache

American  

[muhs-tash, muh-stash] / ˈmʌs tæʃ, məˈstæʃ /

Or moustache

noun

1. the hair growing on the upper lip

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

3. hairs or bristles growing near the mouth of an animal.

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

5. something resembling a mustache, as food or drink adhering to the upper lip.

   a mustache of milk.

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mustache British  

/ məˈstɑːʃ /

noun

1. the US spelling of moustache

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Other Word Forms

• mustached adjective

Etymology

Origin of mustache

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

Example Sentences

In the meantime, Bianco is up to his mustache in attention.

From Los Angeles Times

My father’s mustache quivers as he bangs his hand on the end table.

From Literature

His lively eyes, dark, curly hair, and mustache made him the face of Arctic exploration in America.

From Literature

On the US State Department's reward card, he appears with a sharp face, neatly combed hair and a thin mustache.

From Barron's

His walrus mustache, once the world’s most famous facial hair, is white as winter.

From The Wall Street Journal