horseshoe moustache en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈhɔːs.ʃuː məsˈtɑːʃ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈhɔːɹs.ʃuː ˈmʌstæʃ/ (US)
Meanings
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A moustache covering the lip and having vertical extensions reaching down from the corners of the lips to the jawline, resembling an upside-down U or a horseshoe.
They stood atop the rock with hand-held hammers and they beat the bit of the drills into the rock and it dulled their tools and the blacksmith set up station nearby, a man with sorrowful steel eyes and a sad horseshoe moustache, forging and heat-treating and resharpening.
2013, Paul Lynch, Red Sky in Morning, →ISBN, page 151:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| horseshoe moustaches | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| horseshoe mustache | alternative | lexicographic |
Translations (1)
fi hevosenkenkäviikset (moustache style)