|
Definition of Mustache
1. Noun. An unshaved growth of hair on the upper lip. "He looked younger after he shaved off his mustache"
Generic synonyms: Facial Hair
Group relationships: Beard, Face Fungus, Whiskers
Specialized synonyms: Soup-strainer, Toothbrush, Handle-bars, Moustachio, Mustachio, Walrus Moustache, Walrus Mustache
Definition of Mustache
1. n. That part of the beard which grows on the upper lip; hair left growing above the mouth.
Definition of Mustache
1. Noun. A growth of facial hair between the nose and the upper lip. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Mustache
1. a growth of hair on the upper lip [n -S]
Medical Definition of Mustache
1.
1. That part of the beard which grows on the upper lip; hair left growing above the mouth.
2.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Mustache
Literary usage of Mustache
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Modern Eloquence by Thomas Brackett Reed, Rossiter Johnson, Justin McCarthy, Albert Ellery Bergh (1900)
"LADIES AND GENTLEMEN:—Adam raised Cain, but he did not raise a mustache. He was
born a man, a full-grown man, and with a mustache already raised. ..."
2. Proceedings of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (1896)
"... University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa. [ABSTRACT.] AN explanation of
the significance of the so-called "mustache sticks" of the ..."
3. Summarized Proceedings ... and a Directory of Members (1896)
"AN explanation of the origin of the tn'ien or current money of China with an
exhibition of specimens. mustache STICKS ок тик AINUS. By STEWART CUI. ..."
4. Hawthorne and His Circle by Julian Hawthorne (1903)
"... a man—The spell of Trevi—An accession of mishaps—My father's mustache —Three
steps of stone, the fourth, death—Havre, Red- car, Bath, London, Liverpool. ..."
5. Kings of the Platform and Pulpit by Melville De Lancey Landon (1893)
"Ladies and Gentlemen:—Adam raised Cain, but he did not raise a mustache. He was
born a man, a full grown man, and with a mustache already raised. ..."