mustachios

• ‘Do not keep the Centre of the Universe waiting More dead than alive, we were paraded through the avenues of the palace, and then stepped through the small low door, which introduced us into the enclosed garden, where we found the king seated in an upper room As we approached, I perceived the august monarch twisting his mustachios, which is always esteemed a sign of wrath. —  The Adventures of Hajji Baba of Ispahan
• The Irish at this time were much attached to the national foppery of wearing mustachios, the fashion then throughout Europe, and for more than two centuries after. —  At the Sign of the Barber's Pole Studies In Hirsute History
• It is disgusting to see persons strutting through the streets with mustachios, and sometimes a fringe of hair round the face and chin, which is dignified by the name of whiskers. —  At the Sign of the Barber's Pole Studies In Hirsute History
• They are a shabby and mangy compromise for mustachios, and are principally sported by the genus of clerks, who, having strong hirsute predilections, small salaries, and sober-minded masters, hang a tassel on the chin instead of a vallance on the upper lip Our space warns us to conclude, and, as a fortnight's indolence is not the strongest stimulant to exertion, we willingly drop our pen, and taking the hint and a cigar, indulge in a voluminous cloud, and a lusty Illustration: CARMEN TRIUMPHALE HABIT IS SECOND NATURE FEARGUS O'CONNOR always attends public meetings, dressed in a complete suit of fustian. —  Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, Complete
• Indeed, wearing as they do the thilem, the beard and the mustachios are completely hidden. —  Narrative of a Mission to Central Africa Performed in the Years 1850-51, Volume 1 Under the Orders and at the Expense of Her Majesty's Government

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