mustache
2
2.1
- noun
- /ˈmʌstæʃ/
- US
:
bigote de morsa
- At the festival, many participants showed off their uniquely styled mustaches, each more impressive than the last.
- handlebar mustache
- pencil mustache
- a fake mustache
Examples
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Well, last week, I guess I wasn't on my toes, and one of them ripped off half of my mustache.
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This is a goatee with a mustache.
Blog text (20) -
There he is six years ago and his mustache is neither long nor white.
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The villain's always the one with the mustache.
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Geraldo has a giant mustache.
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She takes a long sip, puts the glass down, a chocolate milk mustache on her lip.
Fiction book (2000) -
My husband of more than 25 years and I live here in a country home we share with four pets, including a three-legged tuxedo cat with a Hitler mustache.
Blog text (23) -
Great grandma's big hat drew the most oohs and aahs, but great grandpa's handlebar mustache.
Academic text (1997) -
His large, bushy mustache curled impressively at the ends, giving him a distinguished look.
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The actor sported a vibrant mustache that reminded everyone of classic film stars from the past.
Synonyms
8
9.3
Hair on the upper lip that men usually grow
1
3.0
Thick hair above the upper lip on a man's face
1
6.6
Thick hair on the face that hangs over the mouth like walrus whiskers
1
9.9
Hair that grows above the upper lip
A large bushy moustache with long ends that curl or hang beside the mouth
Facial hair that grows thick along the jaw and down the cheeks
A thick mustache above the lip that catches food
A short line of hair above the upper lip
Hair that grows on a person's upper lip often called a mustache
Compounds
- Archaic
A cup with a small bar inside the rim that keeps a man's mustache out of the drink
How Bushy
1
6.6
- US
2
2.1
Surface Forms
Etymology
Mustache (seen in the fancier form mustachio) comes from Greek mystax meaning 'upper lip', and this is the same root behind the fancy name. So a mustachio is just a showy or large 'upper lip' hair.