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mus·tache

also mous·tache  (mŭs′tăsh′, mə-stăsh′)
n.
1. The hair growing on the human upper lip, especially when cultivated and groomed.
2. Something similar to the cultivated, groomed hair on the human upper lip, as:
a. A group of bristles or hairs about the mouth of an animal.
b. Distinctive coloring or feathers near the beak of a bird.
c. Food or drink sticking conspicuously to the upper lip: wiped the milk mustache from my face.
[French moustache, from Italian dialectal mustaccio, from Medieval Greek moustakion, from Greek mustax, mustache, upper lip.]
mus′tached (mŭs′tăsht, mə-stăsht′) adj.
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mustache

(məˈstɑːʃ)
n
(Hairdressing & Grooming) the US spelling of moustache
musˈtached adj
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mus•tache

(ˈmʌs tæʃ, məˈstæʃ)

n.
1. the hair growing on the upper lip.
2. such hair on men, often trimmed in any of various shapes.
3. hairs or bristles growing near the mouth of an animal.
4. a stripe of color, or elongated feathers, on the side of the head of a bird.
[1575–85; < Middle French moustache < Italian mostaccio]
mus′tached, adj.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.mustache - an unshaved growth of hair on the upper lipmustache - an unshaved growth of hair on the upper lip; "he looked younger after he shaved off his mustache"
moustache
facial hair - hair on the face (especially on the face of a man)
beard, face fungus, whiskers - the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face
soup-strainer, toothbrush - slang for a mustache
handle-bars, moustachio, mustachio - a large bushy moustache (with hair growing sometimes down the sides of the mouth)
walrus moustache, walrus mustache - a bushy droopy mustache
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
Translations
мустак
knír
overskæg
viikset
मूछमूँछ
brk
bajusz
口ひげ
콧수염
ūsai
ūsas
brki
mustasch
หนวด
ria

mustache

→ شَارِبٌ knír overskæg Schnurrbart μουστάκι bigote viikset moustache brk baffi 口ひげ 콧수염 snor bart wąsy bigode усы mustasch หนวด bıyık ria 小胡子
Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

moustache

, mustache
n. bigote.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
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"Rhine wine, please," said the young officer, stealing a timid glance at Vronsky, and trying to pull his scarcely visible mustache. Seeing that Vronsky did not turn round, the young officer got up.
yes," he said, to the announcement that Vronsky had been at the Tverskoys'; and his black eyes shining, he plucked at his left mustache, and began twisting it into his mouth, a bad habit he had.
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good heavens!" said Planchet, wiping his mustache and beard.
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D'Artagnan, after this broadside, quietly caressed his mustache; M.
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