moustache

viikset A growth of facial hair between the nose and the upper lip.
(RQ:Chmbrs YngrSt)

“A tight little craft,” was Austin’s invariable comment on the matron;(nb..). ¶ Near her wandered her husband, orientally bland, invariably affable, and from time to time squinting sideways, as usual, in the ever-renewed expectation that he might catch a glimpse of his stiff, retroussé moustache.

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