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bemoustached

adj

Etymology

From be- + moustache + -ed.

  1. derived from μύσταξ — “upper lip”
  2. derived from μουστάκιον
  3. derived from mustācium
  4. derived from mostaccio
  5. borrowed from moustache
  6. formed as bemoustached — “be- + moustache + -ed”

Definitions

  1. Synonym of moustached.

    • On entering a modern drug store you walk boldly up to the bemoustached and bejewelled clerk, and, if you know your business, and it is a temperaance^([sic]) town, you wink at the fellow and say something about malaria.
    • Van Santen is a bemoustached, and, at times, self-effacing candidate, who articulates forceful positions, and then smiles as if amazed that he could say such a thing.
    • What would my life become if I stopped right now, in mid-shave, and walked off into the world bemoustached?

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA