handle-bars

7.4

A large bushy moustache with long ends that curl or hang beside the mouth

noun
/ˈhændlˌbɑrz/

: bigote de manillar

He proudly sported a thick handle-bars moustache at the party.

Examples

His handle-bars gave him a distinctive, vintage appearance.
Look at those impressive handle-bars on that gentleman!
He proudly sported a thick handle-bars at the party.
The character in the film was memorable for his outrageous handle-bars.
He has handle-bars.
His handle-bars gave him a unique and vintage appearance.
The character in the movie was memorable for his long, curled handle-bars.

Synonyms

stache

vshandle-bars

Slang

8 9.3

Hair on the upper lip that men usually grow

is the neutral or formal name used for that facial hair style

mustache

vshandle-bars

2 2.1

A very large, bushy growth of hair above the upper lip that grows down the sides of the mouth

is marked by long curled ends like bicycle grips

thick mustache

vshandle-bars

1 3.0

Thick hair above the upper lip on a man's face

has long side ends that curl or hang rather than focusing on density

Antonyms

clean-shaven

12 3.5

A person with no hair on the face, like on the chin and cheeks

How Bushy

walrus mustache

1 6.6

handle-bars

7.4

mustache

134 1.3

Surface Forms

handle-bars singular

handle-bars plural

Morphology

handle-bars = handlebar (transparent) = handle + bar + s

The compound handle+bar forms 'handlebar', and the plural '-s' yields 'handlebars'; the moustache sense is a clear metaphorical extension from the bicycle part's shape.

Etymology

Handle-bars comes from the handlebars of a bicycle, the bars you hold 'to steer'. A handle-bars moustache looks like those bars, with long ends that curl or hang beside the mouth, so the name gives a clear picture of the style.