mustache

/məs'tɑ:ʃ/

Thân thiện

He trimmed his mustache carefully in front of the bathroom mirror.

Definition

Noun: 1. A strip of hair grown and groomed on the upper lip: A mustache is facial hair specifically cultivated and maintained on the skin between the nose and the upper lip. It is a common feature of personal grooming and style for many men.

Usage

The word "mustache" is a countable noun. It refers to the hair itself, not the area of skin. It is typically used to describe a deliberate style choice. - He has a thick, bushy mustache. - She complimented him on his neatly trimmed mustache. - Growing a mustache takes patience.

Examples

Advanced Usage

• "To twirl one's mustache": This phrase is often used figuratively to describe a villainous or scheming character in literature or film, who might literally twist the ends of his mustache while plotting.
  • The antagonist in the silent film seemed to twirl his mustache with every evil plan.

Variants and Related Words

• Mustachioed (adj): Describing a person who has a mustache, often a prominent or elaborate one.
  • The mustachioed gentleman tipped his hat.
• Moustache: This is a common British English spelling variant of "mustache."

Synonyms

• Facial hair: A general term for hair on the face, which includes beards and sideburns.
• Upper lip hair: A very literal and descriptive synonym.

Idioms and Phrases

• "To have egg on one's mustache/face": This idiom means to be embarrassed or to have been caught in an embarrassing situation. While "face" is more common, "mustache" can be used for humorous effect.
  • After his prediction was proven wrong, he really had egg on his mustache.

Học thuật

Noun

1. an unshaved growth of hair on the upper lip
   • he looked younger after he shaved off his mustache

Từ đồng nghĩa

• moustache