mustachioed

mustachioed
mustachioed (adj.) 1817, from mustachio (1550s), from Sp. mostacho and directly from It. mostaccio (see MUSTACHE (Cf. mustache)). The noun was superseded by mustache, but the adjective has endured.

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  • mustachioed — mus*ta chioed, a. Having a mustache or mustachios. Syn: mustached. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • mustachioed — mus|tach|i|oed [ mə stæʃi,oud ] adjective OLD FASHIONED a mustachioed man has a mustache, especially a curly one …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • mustachioed — adjective see mustachio …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • mustachioed — See mustachio. * * * …   Universalium

  • mustachioed — adjective Alternative spelling of moustachio’d …   Wiktionary

  • mustachioed — mus|ta|chi|oed moustachioed [məˈstæʃiəud, ˈsta: US ʃioud] adj [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: mustachio (large) mustache (16 21 centuries), from Italian mustaccio; MUSTACHE] having a ↑moustache, especially a large one …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • mustachioed — see moustachioed …   English dictionary

  • mustachioed — mÉ™ stæʃɪəʊd / stɑːʃ adj. having a mustache …   English contemporary dictionary

  • mustachioed — adjective having a large curly moustache …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • mustachioed — mus·ta·chioed …   English syllables

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