goatee
/ɡəʊˈtiː/US/ˌɡoʊˈtiː/
goatee noun: a beard trimmed to grow only at the center of the chin.
Noun
goatee (plural goatees)
- A beard trimmed to grow only at the center of the chin.
- One person sports a goatee, the hair refusing to grow on the sides of his physiognomy; the chin of another is as smooth as a baby's cheek,—he contents himself with a modest moustache and a faint attempt at an imperial; while a few of the upper classes rejoice in all the varieties.1845 February, “Editors' Table”, in The Williams Monthly Miscellany, volume 1, number 8, page 367
- The terrorist, as he called himself, was old and bald, with a narrow, snow-white wisp of a goatee hanging limply from his chin.1906 January–October, Joseph Conrad, chapter III, in The Secret Agent: A Simple Tale (Collection of British Authors; 3995), copyright edition, London: Bernhard Tauchnitz, published 1907, →OCLC, page...
goatee meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Arabic
goatee in Hindi
- beard at the center of the chin
- गोटी goṭī, बकरदाढ़ी bakardāṛhī, बुच्ची दाढ़ी buccī dāṛhī
goatee in Tamil
- குறுந்தாடி
goatee in Urdu
- بکرے جیسی ڈاڑھی, صرف ٹھوڑی پر ڈاڑھی
goatee in Arabic
- beard at the center of the chin
- عُثْنُون ʕuṯnūn
More languagesFewer languages
- goatee in Malay
- janggut sejemput
- goatee in Persian
- ریش بزی riš bozi
- goatee in Thai
- เคราแพะ
- goatee in Vietnamese
- râu dê
Examples of goatee in a sentence
- I felt glad for my goatee: along with Herry's company, it made my kafirness less apparent.
- In the dim glow of starlight and streetlight he saw a wrinkled face and a silvery goatee.
- Clay recognized him by his dogfur goatee.
Forms of goatee
| plural | goatees |
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Origin of goatee
From goat + -ee (diminutive suffix), referring to the tuft of hair on the chin of many domestic goats.
Words formed from goatee
Words that rhyme with goatee
Questions about goatee
- What does goatee mean?
- Goatee means a beard trimmed to grow only at the center of the chin.
- What is goatee in Hindi?
- Goatee in Hindi is गोटी (goṭī), बकरदाढ़ी (bakardāṛhī), बुच्ची दाढ़ी (buccī dāṛhī). See Goatee meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is goatee?
- Goatee is a noun.
- How do you pronounce goatee?
- Goatee is pronounced /ɡəʊˈtiː/ (UK).
- What is the plural of goatee?
- The plural of goatee is goatees.
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