mustache
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mus·tache

noun \ˈməs-ˌtash, (ˌ)mə-ˈstash\

Definition of MUSTACHE

1
: the hair growing on the human upper lip; especially : such hair grown and often trimmed in a particular style
2
: hair or bristles about the mouth of a mammal
mus·tached also mous·tached adjective

Variants of MUSTACHE

mus·tache also mous·tache \ˈməs-ˌtash, (ˌ)mə-ˈstash\

Examples of MUSTACHE

  1. He used a small pair of scissors to trim his mustache.
  2. He decided to grow a mustache.
  3. The actor was wearing a false mustache.

Origin of MUSTACHE

Middle French moustache, from Old Italian mustaccio, from Middle Greek moustaki, diminutive of Greek mystak-, mystax upper lip, mustache
First Known Use: 1585

Other Fashion Terms

bodkin, chignon, cowlick, eau de toilette, imperial, pocket, pomander, tonsorial

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