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Definition of Mustachio
1. Noun. A large bushy moustache (with hair growing sometimes down the sides of the mouth).
Definition of Mustachio
1. Noun. A mustache, especially a large or lush one. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Mustachio
1. [n -CHIOS]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Mustachio
Literary usage of Mustachio
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. On the Study of Words by Richard Chenevix Trench (1859)
"Now the word " big- ote," means in Spanish " mustachio;" and as contrasted with
the smooth or nearly smooth upper lip of most other people, at that time the ..."
2. The Study of Words by Richard Chevenix Trench, Grenville Kleiser (1911)
"Now the word "bigote" means in Spanish "mustachio"; and as contrasted with the
smooth or nearly smooth upper lip of most other people, at that time the ..."
3. The London Magazine by John Scott, John Taylor (1826)
"As for the mustachio," say he, " it is respectable of itself ... For the honour
of Old England, I trust that a British mustachio will not be outdone by a ..."
4. The Works of William Makepeace Thackeray by William Makepeace Thackeray, Sir Leslie Stephen (1898)
"He is dressed in black, with long hair, a long mustachio, and melancholy imperial.
He looks very handsome, but as glum as an undertaker. ..."
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