goatee

goatee
noun /ɡəʊˈtiː,ˌɡoʊˈtiː/
A beard trimmed to grow only at the center of the chin.

The terrorist, as he called himself, was old and bald, with a narrow, snow-white wisp of a goatee hanging limply from his chin.


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  • Goatee — Goat ee , n. 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. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • goatee — 1844 (as goaty), from GOATY (Cf. goaty) (adj.). So called from its resemblance to a male goat s chin hairs …   Etymology dictionary

  • goatee — ► NOUN ▪ a small pointed beard like that of a goat. DERIVATIVES goateed adjective …   English terms dictionary

  • goatee — ☆ goatee [gō tē′ ] n. [< GOAT + EE1: from the resemblance to a goat s beard] a small, pointed beard on a man s chin …   English World dictionary

  • Goatee — Abraham Lincoln, who shaved his beard into a goatee at various points during his presidency. Goatee refers to a style of facial hair incorporating hair on a man’s chin. The exact nature of the style has varied according to time and culture.… …   Wikipedia

  • goatee — UK [ˌɡəʊˈtiː] / US [ɡoʊˈtɪ] noun [countable] Word forms goatee : singular goatee plural goatees a small pointed beard …   English dictionary

  • Goatee — Rudolf Epp: Portrait eines Mannes mit Vollbart von 1901 Bartträger des späten 19. Jahrhunderts Barthaare sind Teil …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • goatee — noun Goatee is used after these nouns: ↑beard …   Collocations dictionary

  • goatee — [[t]go͟ʊti͟ː[/t]] goatees N COUNT A goatee is a very short pointed beard that covers a man s chin but not his cheeks …   English dictionary

  • goatee — noun Etymology: from its resemblance to the beard of a he goat Date: 1844 a small pointed or tufted beard on a man s chin • goateed adjective …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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