goatee

goat·ee

G0169500 (gō-tē′)n. A small chin beard, especially one connected to a mustache or trimmed into a point.

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[Alteration of goaty, from goat (from its resemblance to a goat's beard).]

goatee

(ɡəʊˈtiː) n (Hairdressing & Grooming) a pointed tuftlike beard on the chin[C19: from goat + -ee (see -y²)] goatˈeed adj

goat•ee

(goʊˈti)

n. a man's beard trimmed to a tuft or point on the chin. [1835–45, Amer.; goat (from its resemblance to a goat's tufted chin) + -ee, probably sp. variant of -y², stressed as if -ee] goat•eed′, adj.

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Noun

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goatee - a small chin beard trimmed to a point; named for its resemblance to a goat's beardbeard, face fungus, whiskers - the hair growing on the lower part of a man's facechin, mentum - the protruding part of the lower jaw

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