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mustachio

[ muh-stah-shoh, -shee-oh, -stash-oh, -stash-ee-oh ]

noun

, plural mus·ta·chios.
  1. a mustache.


mustachio

/ məˈstɑːʃɪˌəʊ /

noun

  1. humorous.
    often plural when considered as two halves a moustache, esp when bushy or elaborately shaped
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Other Words From

  • mus·tachioed adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of mustachio1

1545–55; < Spanish mostacho and its source, Italian mostaccio, variant of mostacchio < Medieval Greek moustáki, Doric Greek mýstax, stem mystak- upper lip, mustache
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Word History and Origins

Origin of mustachio1

C16: from Spanish mostacho and Italian mostaccio
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Example Sentences

Furlong thought he alluded to the mustachio, and replied with an assurance that he "liked it of all things."

A red flannel shirt of Tom Merriams, topped by a fishing hat and black mustachio, were most convincing.

The cup went round; and as the harper brushed his lips after the spicy draught, so did his right mustachio!

And the student rose, drew up his tall form, twisted his mustachio, and looked fiercely around.

The cheek-feathers are elongated, so as to form on each side a sort of mustachio.

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