mustache

noun

mus·​tache ˈmə-ˌstash  (ˌ)mə-ˈstash 

variants or less commonly moustache

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

2

: hair or bristles about the mouth of a mammal

mustached adjective

or less commonly moustached

ˈmə-ˌstasht 

(ˌ)mə-ˈstasht

Examples of mustache in a Sentence

He used a small pair of scissors to trim his mustache.

He decided to grow a mustache.

The actor was wearing a false mustache.

Recent Examples on the Web

Police described the suspect is a 5-foot-8 to 5-foot-10 Black male with light skin, long dreads, facial hair including a beard and mustache. —Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 13 Sep. 2024

Sure, fine, put on a mustache and get the right clothes. —Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 11 Sep. 2024

Photos released after his capture showed him haggard and scowling at the camera, with dark hair and mustache. —Keegan Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2024

Watch on Deadline Struggling with the mash-up of two very different identities and his insecurities, particularly his inescapable prepubescent mustache, Ilyas grapples with the daunting prospect of adapting to his new environment. —Matt Grobar, Deadline, 15 Aug. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Middle French moustache, from Old Italian mustaccio, from Middle Greek moustaki, diminutive of Greek mystak-, mystax upper lip, mustache

First Known Use

1585, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing mustache

• Fu Manchu mustache
• handlebar mustache

Kids Definition

mustache

noun

mus·​tache

variants also moustache

ˈməs-ˌtash,

(ˌ)məs-ˈtash

1

: the hair growing on the human upper lip

2

: hair or bristles about the mouth of a mammal (as a walrus)