moustaches

Upper lip fur

Moustaches is the plural of moustache—hair grown on the upper lip.

The spelling with -ou- is British; Americans typically write mustache.

He admired the waxed moustaches of Victorian gentlemen.

The word covers everything from thin pencil lines to elaborate handlebar styles.

styles

handlebar

Bicycle steering control

  • pencilGraphite writing instrument
  • walrusTusked Arctic marine mammal
  • chevronV-shaped line or symbol

horseshoe · toothbrush · imperial · english · lampshade · painter's brush · petite · pyramid · regent · boxcar

cultural

Movember

Men's health awareness month

dignity · authority · hipster · vintage · retro · dapper · distinguished · gentlemanly · machismo · tradition

anatomy

upper lip

Mouth's northern edge

nose · mouth · facial hair · stubble · growth pattern · skin · pores · follicles · cupid's bow · lip line

iconic

Chaplin

Silent-era film comedian

Tom Selleck · Burt Reynolds · Freddie Mercury · Hulk Hogan · Ron Swanson · Nietzsche · Einstein · Stalin · Pancho Villa · Clark Gable

symbolism

wisdom

Good judgment from experience

comedy · disguise · identity · rebellion · conformity · status · age · experience · trustworthiness · roguishness

grooming

trimming

Cutting away excess

styling · pomade · scissors · clippers · beard oil · conditioner · maintenance · growth · thickness · curling

Opposites
facial hair type

moustachesbeards

Hair on chins

goatees · sideburns · mutton chops · soul patches · stubble

facial hair presence

moustachesclean-shaven

Having no beard

shaved · baby-faced · hairless

Phrases
Family

moustache, moustached

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G