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Definition of Mustachios
1. mustachio [n] - See also: mustachio
Lexicographical Neighbors of Mustachios
Literary usage of Mustachios
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Cyclopædia of Wit and Humor by Wayne E. Burton (1867)
"... to relish—with a red-haired girl in very tight shoes on one arm, and a
sleepy-looking coxcomb with mustachios, on the other—"clear grit, I tell ye ! ..."
2. Hawthorne and His Circle by Julian Hawthorne (1903)
"... lances—Miraculous crimson comforters — Rivers of human gore — Curling mustachios
and nothing to do—Odd behavior of grown people— Venus, the populace, ..."
3. A Glossary: Or, Collection of Words, Phrases, Names, and Allusions to by Robert Nares (1859)
"The mustachios, of course, formed the upper line of the T. Оч ставку rocks, ...
mustachios ..."
4. A Catalogue Raisonné of the Works of the Most Eminent Dutch, Flemish, and by John Smith (1831)
"... cup-bearer to Charles I.; a gentleman, about thirty years of age, represented
in a three-quarter view.with bushy hair, and thin mustachios. ..."
5. Brand's Popular Antiquities of Great Britain: Faiths and Folklore; a by John Brand (1905)
"... enough: "Cats coveting the fire more than ordinary, or licking their feet and
trimming the hair of their heads and mustachios, presages rainy weather. ..."
6. Letters from India by Victor Jacquemont (1834)
"Adieu, my dear friend ; envy me my mustachios, which are now five months old, a
foot long, and of the brightest red. My cigar takes fire at them whenever I ..."
7. The Bride of Lammermoor: And, A Legend of Montrose by Walter Scott (1878)
"... Lord Menteith sat down upon the edge of the four-post bed, while Captain
Dalgetty, wiping the relics of the posset from his beard and mustachios, ..."
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