mustachio

Thân thiện

The barber carefully trims the gentleman's mustachio.

Definition

Noun: A large, bushy, and often elaborate or prominent moustache, typically one that is grown thick and styled, sometimes extending down the sides of the mouth.

Usage and Examples

• Noun:
  • The old sea captain was known for his impressive, white mustachio.
  • He twirled the ends of his waxed mustachio thoughtfully.
  • In many historical portraits, military men sport a grand mustachio.

Advanced Usage

• The term often implies a moustache that is a distinctive, deliberate, and sometimes flamboyant facial feature, more notable than a simple moustache.
  • His handlebar mustachio was his most recognizable trait.

Variants and Related Words

• Mustachioed (adjective): Having a mustachio.
  • The mustachioed gentleman tipped his hat.
• Moustache (noun, standard British English spelling): The hair growing on a man's upper lip. "Mustachio" is a more specific, often stylized, form of a moustache.

Synonyms

• Handlebar moustache: A moustache with long, upward-curled ends.
• Walrus moustache: A thick, bushy moustache that droops over the mouth.
• Bushy moustache: A thick and full moustache.

Notes on Meaning

• While "moustache" is the general term, "mustachio" specifically connotes size, bushiness, and often a sense of style or grandeur from a bygone era. It is less commonly used in everyday modern speech than "moustache."

Học thuật

Noun

1. a large bushy moustache (with hair growing sometimes down the sides of the mouth)

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