goatee

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun a small chin beard trimmed to a point; named for its resemblance to a goat's beard

From goat + -ee (diminutive suffix), referring to the tuft of hair on the chin of many domestic goats.

"There's a new wrinkle," the man with the white goatee said. — Lone Star Planet, H. Beam Piper
Who is the man with the goatee and the American boots then?" — Wanderfoot (The Dream Ship), Cynthia Stockley
Commander Farragut was no longer content simply to twist his goatee; he chewed on it. — Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas: An Underwater Tour of the World, Jules Verne

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