Definition of Mustachio

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

Exact synonyms: Handle-bars, Moustachio
Generic synonyms: Moustache, Mustache

Definition of Mustachio

1. Noun. A mustache, especially a large or lush one. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Mustachio

1. [n -CHIOS]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Mustachio

must have killed a Chinaman
must needs
must not
must of
must weight
musta
mustac
mustache
mustache cup
mustache rides
mustached
mustacheless
mustachelike
mustaches
mustachio (current term)
mustachio'd
mustachioed
mustachios
mustachoed
mustaiba
mustang
mustang mint
mustanging
mustangs
mustard
mustard agent
mustard chlorohydrin
mustard compounds
mustard family

Literary usage of Mustachio

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. On the Study of Words by Richard Chenevix Trench (1859)
"Now the word " big- ote," means in Spanish " mustachio;" and as contrasted with the smooth or nearly smooth upper lip of most other people, at that time the ..."

2. The Study of Words by Richard Chevenix Trench, Grenville Kleiser (1911)
"Now the word "bigote" means in Spanish "mustachio"; and as contrasted with the smooth or nearly smooth upper lip of most other people, at that time the ..."

3. The London Magazine by John Scott, John Taylor (1826)
"As for the mustachio," say he, " it is respectable of itself ... For the honour of Old England, I trust that a British mustachio will not be outdone by a ..."

4. The Works of William Makepeace Thackeray by William Makepeace Thackeray, Sir Leslie Stephen (1898)
"He is dressed in black, with long hair, a long mustachio, and melancholy imperial. He looks very handsome, but as glum as an undertaker. ..."

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