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
Henry Petroski 2
: hair or bristles about the mouth of a mammal
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Infamous examples include how Chef Zeff lost his leg, and Whitebeard's moustache being burnt away.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
That’s apparent from Alden Ehrenreich’s John C. Reilly-esque moustache in the first footage.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 2 May 2025
World events gave us the perfect comic-book villain, Adolf Hitler, with his ranting, goose-stepping and ridiculous moustache.
—Miriam Eve Mora, The Conversation, 14 Mar. 2025
Soft blue eyes; hair brown and profuse; moustache and beard; a rosy face, not without some lines stamped upon it by toil, exposure and care. .
—Matthew Karp, Harper's Magazine, 2 Dec. 2024
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Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
That’s apparent from Alden Ehrenreich’s John C. Reilly-esque moustache in the first footage.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 2 May 2025
World events gave us the perfect comic-book villain, Adolf Hitler, with his ranting, goose-stepping and ridiculous moustache.
—Miriam Eve Mora, The Conversation, 14 Mar. 2025
Soft blue eyes; hair brown and profuse; moustache and beard; a rosy face, not without some lines stamped upon it by toil, exposure and care. .
—Matthew Karp, Harper's Magazine, 2 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for moustache
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“Moustache.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/moustache. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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