moustache

noun

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

Examples of moustache in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Kibler pushes his new gray Stetson, the exact color of his moustache, back on his head, looks up into the bluffs, and lets out a long breath. Bill Heavey, Field & Stream, 1 Feb. 2024 The little one donned a black suit and bow tie, while his hair had been slicked back and a moustache had been drawn above his lips. Kirsty Hatcher, Peoplemag, 2 Nov. 2023 In each of his Christie films, Branagh brings depth and backstory to the person behind the moustache, with his dark view of humanity. Caryn James, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Sep. 2023 Dogs and buzzards fought over a dead cat in the middle of the street, directly across from an officer who watched the ferocious struggle from a barred window, twirling the ends of his moustache. Alexander Sammon, Harper's Magazine, 25 July 2022 The corners of Karloff’s eyes were angled upwards, while the hairs of his moustache were twirled to skinny needles at their ends. Hazlitt, 6 Sep. 2023 Items that went under the hammer included Mercury’s Yahama grand piano and a silver Tiffany & Co moustache comb, which sold for $189,000, greatly surpassing its pre-auction estimate of $500 to $750. Kirsty Hatcher, Peoplemag, 15 Sep. 2023 One of the quirkier items, a silver moustache comb from Tiffany & Co, that had been expected to set a buyer back 400 to 600 pounds ($500—750) had a bid at 35,000 pounds ($43,750). Brian Melley, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2023 Not even the man who brought Carrie Bradshaw to screen could have engineered a plot line so ludicrous as that of Lexus, an ascendant knitwear designer with a collection of expensive shoes, and Josh, a man with the moustache of an amateur poet. Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 6 Sep. 2023

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“Moustache.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/moustache. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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moustache

variant of mustache

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