thick mustache
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3.0
- noun
- /θɪk ˈmʌstæʃ/
- US
:
bigote grueso
- She thought momentarily of him, his smell, his way of looking, the thick mustache that went with his slow manner of speaking.
- a thick mustache man
- a thick mustache and hair
- a thick mustache and eyes
Examples
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Another doctor stood beside her, tall and with a thick mustache.
Fiction book (2000) -
Besides, you look pretty cute with a thick mustache.
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His hair is gray, and he has a thick mustache that still has some red in it.
Fiction book (2002) -
He sported a thick mustache.
Fiction book (1991) -
And we watched the driver, a swarthy young man with a thick mustache, come out of the little door, put his money in his pocket, and close the door.
Fiction book (1994) -
His long dark sideburns were as neatly trimmed as his thick mustache.
Fiction book (1999) -
" Carl Mack was darker, but he had the same thick mustache, slick hair, and sideburns.
Fiction book (1993) -
And he had this thick mustache, a crucifix earring, and a dog's head belt buckle.
Fiction book (1990) -
He looked like Gallagher, the 1970s comedian—the same long hair and bald pate, the same thick mustache.
Academic text (2011) -
His hair is gray, and he has a thick mustache that still has some red in it.
Synonyms
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2.1
A very large, bushy growth of hair above the upper lip that grows down the sides of the mouth
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6.6
Thick hair on the face that hangs over the mouth like walrus whiskers
How Bushy
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'thick' (dense, substantial) modifies 'mustache' (facial hair), so a B1 learner who knows both words can infer a large, bushy mustache. There is no idiomatic or metaphorical shift and the adjective+noun pattern is cross-linguistically common, making the expression transparent.
Etymology
Thick mustache creates a clear picture: thick means very full and mustache is the hair above the lip. In old photos and uniforms a big, bushy mustache made a man look older or strong, so the phrase means 'a large, bushy mustache'.