Mustachio
noun, verb ·4 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A mustache, especially a large or lush one.
- 2 a large bushy moustache (with hair growing sometimes down the sides of the mouth) wordnet
- 1 To adorn with a mustachio, or something that resembles a mustachio.
"Mayonnaise mustachioed their mouths, melted butter ran down their chins, crab juice ran down their arms and soacked the newspapers Kate had spread on the floor, and the empty shells piled steadily higher in the emptied cooking pot she had placed in the center of the table for just that purpose."
Example
More examples"Mayonnaise mustachioed their mouths, melted butter ran down their chins, crab juice ran down their arms and soacked the newspapers Kate had spread on the floor, and the empty shells piled steadily higher in the emptied cooking pot she had placed in the center of the table for just that purpose."
Etymology
Borrowed from the Italian dialectal mustaccio (from Neapolitan) or mustacchio, ultimately from Ancient Greek.
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