mustache

also mous·tache (mŭsˈtăshˌ, mə-stăshˈ)

1. The hair growing on the human upper lip, especially when cultivated and groomed.
2. Something similar to the cultivated, groomed hair on the human upper lip, as:
   a. A group of bristles or hairs about the mouth of an animal.
   b. Distinctive coloring or feathers near the beak of a bird.
   c. Food or drink sticking conspicuously to the upper lip: wiped the milk mustache from my face.

Related Forms:

• musˈtached (mŭsˈtăsht, mə-stăshtˈ) adjective