goatee

Noun

Meaning

A part of a man's beard on the chin or lower lip which is allowed to grow, and trimmed so as to resemble the beard of a goat.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

imperial burnside barb awn goat bop buck hair brush beard beak bearded moustache mustache scapegoat
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Antonyms

fuzz fluff peach fuzz vellus hair fluffy hair fine short hair
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Hypernyms

beard face fungus whiskers

Phrases with the word

complete goatee full goatee pointed goatee

Examples

Yes, my friend,' he said. ‘It is so easy to be an American - here in Paris! A nasal voice - the chewing gum - the little goatee - the horned-rimmed spectacles - all the appurtenances of the stage American... Agatha Christie

The guy stroked his goatee. "What do you call twenty guys watching the world series?" "The New York Yankees," Butch replied. J.R. Ward

It's just a goatee. That sounds kind of weird. A soul patch? I don't know how 'soul' it is. Apolo Ohno

Coming "from above" (the Swiss mountains), he physically resembles common depictions of Jesus Christ: slightly larger than average, with thick, blond hair, sunken cheeks and a thin, almost entirely white goatee. Source: Internet

He is usually depicted as an elderly man in an anachronistic 18th century uniform, powdered wig with queue, a beak-like and prominent nose, curling moustaches and goatee beard, and glasses. Source: Internet

L.H.O.O.Q. by Marcel Duchamp (1919) In 1919, Duchamp made a parody of the Mona Lisa by adorning a cheap reproduction of the painting with a mustache and goatee. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

goatchafer goatcheese webcap goated goateed goaten Goater