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mustache Definition

mus·tache (mus′tas̸h′, məs tas̸h′)

noun

    1. the hair that a man has let grow out on his upper lip: sometimes used in the plural in reference to the two halves of this growth
    2. hair growing on the upper lip at fourteen he's already getting a mustache
  2. the hair or bristles growing about the mouth in some animals

Etymology: Fr moustache < It mostacchio, mustache < MGr mustaki < Gr mystax, upper lip, mustache < mastax, a mouth, jaws < IE base *menth- > mouth

mustache Synonyms

mustache

n.

moustachio, handlebars*, soup-strainer*; see beard, whiskers.

mustache Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • have: He was a tall, rather reddish white man and he had a thick mustache.
  • wear: My sister wears a mustache, My brother wears a dress.
  • draw: Pose loved having a mustache drawn on her and kept getting me to do more on the bus, so it ended up huge!
  • grow: You have freedom of choice concerning growing a mustache.
  • sport: He sported a handlebar mustache and wore leather onstage and off.
  • trim: My question is not regarding the obligation to grow the beard and trim the mustache.

Adjective modifier

  • bushy: The thick lips under the bushy handlebar mustache tightened in an ironic smile.
  • white: The combination of his white toothbrush mustache, his Medal of Honor and his swagger stick were quite overwhelming.
  • thick: He was a tall, rather reddish white man and he had a thick mustache.
  • large: There should be a merchant with a large mustache.
  • big: This guy with a big handlebar mustache just looked at me and shook his head.
  • small: He has silver hair and a small mustache of the same color.

Noun used with modifier

  • handlebar: The thick lips under the bushy handlebar mustache tightened in an ironic smile.

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