Definitions for goateegoʊˈti
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
goat•eegoʊˈti(n.)
a man's beard trimmed to a tuft or point on the chin.
Origin of goatee:
1835–45, Amer.; goat (from its resemblance to a goat's tufted chin) +-ee, prob. sp. var. of -y2, stressed as if -ee
goat•eed′(adj.)
Princeton's WordNet
goatee(noun)
a small chin beard trimmed to a point; named for its resemblance to a goat's beard
Wiktionary
goatee(Noun)
A beard trimmed to grow only at the center of the chin.
Origin: From (diminutive suffix).
Webster Dictionary
Goatee(noun)
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
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