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Definition of Moustache

1. Noun. An unshaved growth of hair on the upper lip. "He looked younger after he shaved off his mustache"

Definition of Moustache

1. n. Mustache.

Definition of Moustache

1. Noun. A growth of facial hair between the nose and the upper lip. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Moustache

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Moustache

Literary usage of Moustache

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and (1910)
"Archbishop Laud has a cavalier-like chin tuft and upturned moustache, but Abbot his predecessor wore the spade beard, the " cathedral beard " of ..."

2. Bench and Bar: Reminiscences of One of the Last of an Ancient Race by Benjamin Coulson Robinson (1889)
"Beard and moustache—Wearing Them a Dreadful Offence Formerly —Solemn Inquiry on the Subject—' Soup '—Ladies Favour Beard and moustache—Beard and moustache ..."

3. Ainsworth's Magazine: A Miscellany of Romance, General Literature, & Art by William Harrison Ainsworth, George Cruikshank, Hablot Knight Browne (1851)
"It was the merest trifle to quarrel about, to be sure; but that stupid Paul would persist in growing a moustache, and it made him look quite a fright; ..."

4. The Ainu of Japan: The Religion, Superstitions, and General History of the by John Batchelor (1892)
"It is disrespectful to the persons present, and is thought to be dishonouring to the deities. A COMMON moustache LIFTER A CEREMONIAL moustache ..."

5. The Monthly Review by Ralph Griffiths (1826)
"moustache by this time had become quite familiar with the sound not only of drums but of ... But moustache was on the alert; walking his rounds, as usual, ..."

6. American State Trials: A Collection of the Important and Interesting by John Davison Lawson, Robert Lorenzo Howard (1918)
"I shaved him clean all round the face, with the exception of where his moustache was. He 'had a slight moustache at the time. After I was done shaving I ..."

7. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and (1910)
"Archbishop Laud has a cavalier-like chin tuft and upturned moustache, but Abbot his predecessor wore the spade beard, the " cathedral beard " of ..."

8. Bench and Bar: Reminiscences of One of the Last of an Ancient Race by Benjamin Coulson Robinson (1889)
"Beard and moustache—Wearing Them a Dreadful Offence Formerly —Solemn Inquiry on the Subject—' Soup '—Ladies Favour Beard and moustache—Beard and moustache ..."

9. Ainsworth's Magazine: A Miscellany of Romance, General Literature, & Art by William Harrison Ainsworth, George Cruikshank, Hablot Knight Browne (1851)
"It was the merest trifle to quarrel about, to be sure; but that stupid Paul would persist in growing a moustache, and it made him look quite a fright; ..."

10. The Ainu of Japan: The Religion, Superstitions, and General History of the by John Batchelor (1892)
"It is disrespectful to the persons present, and is thought to be dishonouring to the deities. A COMMON moustache LIFTER A CEREMONIAL moustache ..."

11. The Monthly Review by Ralph Griffiths (1826)
"moustache by this time had become quite familiar with the sound not only of drums but of ... But moustache was on the alert; walking his rounds, as usual, ..."

12. American State Trials: A Collection of the Important and Interesting by John Davison Lawson, Robert Lorenzo Howard (1918)
"I shaved him clean all round the face, with the exception of where his moustache was. He 'had a slight moustache at the time. After I was done shaving I ..."

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