He used a small pair of scissors to trim his mustache. He decided to grow a mustache. The actor was wearing a false mustache.
Recent Examples on the WebHollingshead later identified an unusual reason for the team’s return to form: his mustache. Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2022 The growing popularity of the 23-year-old Strider, known for his thick mustache and 100 mph fastball, was evident from all the the fans in the sellout crowd of 42,893 wearing fake 'staches in his honor. Paul Newberry, ajc, 21 Aug. 2022 The growing popularity of the 23-year-old Strider, known for his thick mustache and 100 mph fastball, was evident from all the the fans in the sellout crowd of 42,893 wearing fake 'staches in his honor. Paul Newberry, Chron, 20 Aug. 2022 So the first thing that Jimmy did after Gene is caught, almost immediately apparently, is shave his mustache. Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Aug. 2022 Rivers Cuomo and his mustache sent out a message via the band's Discord announcing the end of their Broadway dreams. Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 11 Aug. 2022 Trimming up my mustache even worked relatively well. Chris Hachey, BGR, 3 Aug. 2022 His mustache trembled and tears glittered in his dark eyes. Vladimir Sorokin, Harper’s Magazine , 20 July 2022 His mustache was long and feral; his bare arms stuck out of a sleeveless T-shirt, flaunting temporary tattoos.New York Times, 3 June 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Middle French moustache, from Old Italian mustaccio, from Middle Greek moustaki, diminutive of Greek mystak-, mystax upper lip, mustache