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The word "moustache" is French, and is derived from the Italian mustaccio (14th century), dialectal mostaccio (16th century), from Medieval Latin mustacchium (eighth century), Medieval Greek μουστάκιον (moustakion), attested in the ninth century, which ultimately originates as a diminutive of Hellenistic Greek μύσταξ (mustax, mustak-), meaning "upper lip" or "facial hair", [3 ...
It is a portmanteau of the Australian-English diminutive word for moustache, "mo", [2] and "November". [3] The Movember Foundation runs the Movember charity event, housed at Movember.com. [ 4 ] The goal of Movember is to "change the face of men's health."
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.
The moustache forms its own stage in the development of facial hair in adolescent males. [7] Facial hair in males does not always appear in a specific order during puberty and varies but may follow this process. During puberty, the first facial hair to appear tends to grow at the corners of the upper lip (age 10–14).
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.
Bearded members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps during a military ceremony in 1998. Beards are permitted in the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran.As a sign of their ideological motivation, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (Sepah) personnel used to tend to wear full beards, while the Islamic Republic of Iran Army personnel are usually trimmed or wear mustaches.
The walrus moustache is characterized by whiskers that are thick, bushy, and drop over the mouth. The style resembles the whiskers of a walrus , hence the name. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ]
Hollywoodian: a beard with an integrated mustache that is worn on the lower part of the chin and jaw area, without connecting sideburns. Reed: a beard with an integrated mustache that is worn on the lower part of the chin and jaw area that tapers towards the ears without connecting sideburns. Royale: a narrow pointed beard extending from the chin.