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; pl. Mustaches (&?;).
[Written also moustache.] [F. moustache, It.
mostaccio visage, mostacchio mustache, fr. Gr.
my`stax upper lip and the beard upon it; cf.
ma`stax mouth: cf. Sp. mostacho.]
1. That part of the beard which grows on the
upper lip; hair left growing above the mouth.

2. (Zoöl.) A West African monkey
(Cercopithecus cephus). It has yellow whiskers, and a
triangular blue mark on the nose.

3. (Zoöl.) Any conspicuous stripe
of color on the side of the head, beneath the eye of a
bird.

Mus*ta"cho (?), n.; pl.
Mustachios (&?;). A mustache.
Longfellow.

Mus*ta"choed (?), a. Having
mustachios.

Mus`ta*i"ba (?), n. A close-
grained, heavy wood of a brownish color, brought from Brazil, and
used in turning, for making the handles of tools, and the like.
[Written also mostahiba.] MaElrath.

Mus"tang (?), n.

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