mustache

or mous·tache

[ muhs-tash, muh-stash ]
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noun
  1. the hair growing on the upper lip

  2. such hair on men, allowed to grow without shaving, and often trimmed in any of various shapes.

  1. hairs or bristles growing near the mouth of an animal.

  2. a stripe of color, or elongated feathers, suggestive of a mustache on the side of the head of a bird.

  3. something resembling a mustache, as food or drink adhering to the upper lip: a mustache of milk.

Origin of mustache

1
1575–85; <Middle French moustache<Italian mostaccio;see mustachio

Other words from mustache

  • mustached, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for mustache

mustache

/ (məˈstɑːʃ) /


noun
  1. the US spelling of moustache

Derived forms of mustache

  • mustached, adjective

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