moustache

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noun (1)

mous·​tache

less common spelling of mustache

1

: the hair growing on the human upper lip

especially : such hair grown and often trimmed in a particular style

… his long mustache combed and waxed …

—Henry Petroski

2

: hair or bristles about the mouth of a mammal

mustache

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noun (2)

mus·​tache ˈmə-ˌstash  (ˌ)mə-ˈstash 

variants or less commonly moustache

1

: the hair growing on the human upper lip

especially : such hair grown and often trimmed in a particular style

… his long mustache combed and waxed …

—Henry Petroski

2

: hair or bristles about the mouth of a mammal

mustached adjective

or less commonly moustached

ˈmə-ˌstasht 

(ˌ)mə-ˈstasht

moustache monkey

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noun (3)

variants or less commonly moustache

plural -s

: a guenon of western Africa (Cercopithecus cephus) having a bluish face with a white stripe on the upper lip

Examples of moustache in a Sentence

Noun (2)

He used a small pair of scissors to trim his mustache.

He decided to grow a mustache.

The actor was wearing a false mustache.

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

The only men were the mayor, the three members of town council, the priest from the Catholic church, Father Michael, and the reverend from the Baptist church, as well as a man with a balding head and a full moustache, his suit pressed and clean. — Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026

However, the true outrage should have been about the lack of a wispy moustache. — Sergio Pereira, Space.com, 15 Aug. 2026

Noun

Zegarra, burly, with a friendly smile partially obscured by a mustache, is the documentary’s director. — Daniel Alarcón, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026

To the outside observer, the hearing for the soft-spoken man with the graying mustache may have seemed like any other, save for the FBI agents from the public corruption squad sitting in the back. — Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Noun (2)

Middle French moustache, from Old Italian mustaccio, from Middle Greek moustaki, diminutive of Greek mystak-, mystax upper lip, mustache

First Known Use

Noun (2)

1585, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing moustache

• Fu Manchu mustache
• handlebar mustache

Rhymes for moustache

• backlash
• chumash
• eyelash
• mustache
• noncash
• potash
• rehash
• whiplash
• ash
• bash
• brash
• cache

Kids Definition

moustache

variant of mustache