Mustache Definition
mustazh, məstazh
mustaches
noun
mustaches
The hair that a man has let grow out on his upper lip.
Webster's New World
Hair growing on the upper lip.
At fourteen he's already getting a mustache.
Webster's New World
The hair or bristles growing about the mouth in some animals.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
- moustache
- soup-strainer
- handlebars
- moustachio
Other Word Forms of Mustache
Noun
Singular:
mustache
Plural:
mustachesOrigin of Mustache
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From French moustache, from Italian mostaccio, from Medieval Greek μουστάκιον (moustákion), diminutive of (Doric) Ancient Greek μύσταξ (mustaks, “upper lip"), from Proto-Indo-European *mendÊ°- (“to chew").
From Wiktionary
French moustache from Italian dialectal mustaccio from Medieval Greek moustakion from Greek mustax mustache, upper lip
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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