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A moustache (UK: / m ə ˈ s t ɑː ʃ /; mustache, US: / ˈ m ʌ s t æ ʃ /) [1] is a growth of facial hair grown above the upper lip and under the nose. Moustaches have been worn in various styles throughout history. [2] Count Gaishi Nagaoka, Japanese officer and Vice Chief of the General Staff in Japan during the Russo-Japanese War.
A moustache similar to the Pyramid moustache but steeper, thus resembling a trapezoid. [4] Painter's brush An intermediate of chevron moustache and pyramid moustache, its top is round, but the bottom is straight. [4] Pencil moustache: A pencil moustache is a thin line of hair, usually just above the line of the upper lip.
It then spreads to form a moustache over the entire upper lip (age 14–16). This is followed by the appearance of hair on the upper part of the cheeks and the area under the lower lip (age 14–17). It eventually spreads to the sides and lower border of the chin and the rest of the lower face to form a full beard (age 16–19). [7]
This month many men across the U.S. and other countries will grow a mustache as part of Movember, an annual event designed to increase awareness of prostate cancer and other men's health issues.
The Fu Manchu moustache, as worn by the eponymous fictional character (played by Christopher Lee in the 1965 film The Face of Fu Manchu).. A Fu Manchu moustache or simply Fu Manchu, is a full, straight moustache extending from under the nose past the corners of the mouth and growing downward past the clean-shaven lips and chin in two tapered "tendrils", often extending past the jawline. [1]
The style dates back to ancient Greece and ancient Rome.The god Pan was traditionally depicted with goat-like features, including a goatee. When Christianity became the dominant religion and began copying imagery from pagan myth, Satan was given the likeness of Pan, [4] leading to Satan traditionally being depicted with a goatee [5] in medieval art and Renaissance art.
According to Bryan Garner in Modern American Usage the standard spelling is mustache not moustache. In fact I could find no dictionary that suggest moustache. Why does this article use the nonstandard spelling? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.157.248.87 19:49, 10 April 2012 (UTC)
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