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plural noun Side whiskers that are narrow at the temple, broad along the lower cheek or jawline, and separated by a shaven chin.

He wagged his neatly trimmed muttonchops, managing to look like an accountant who had discovered that a valued client was cooking the books. — The Many-Coloured Land -- Julian May
Bonus points for the giant muttonchops Greenbaum sported in the video below. nice Jewish boy ever come to write such a sincere-sounding rock-gospel tune (sample lyric: "I got a friend in Jesus")? — Entertainment Weekly's PopWatch
And Dharma Merlot, plus time-travel conundrums that were both confusing AND intriguing, plus, muttonchops.
You ripped off his bigger-than-life muttonchops and smashed his head in with a thesaurus. — EVIL EDITOR
Her first customer was an elderly gentleman with gray muttonchops and a scowl etched into his face. — EVIL EDITOR