goatee

UK: /ˌgəʊˈtiː/ US: /goʊˈti/ ,(gō tē′)

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goat•ee /goʊˈti/   n. [countable] , pl. -ees. 

1. a man's beard trimmed to a point on the chin.

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goat•ee  (gō tē′), n. 

1. a man's beard trimmed to a tuft or point on the chin.

• goat (from its resemblance to a goat's tufted chin) + -ee, probably as spelling, spelled variant of -y², -ie, though stressed as if formed with -ee 1835–45, American.

goat•eed′, adj. 

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goatee / ɡəʊˈtiː/ noun

1. a pointed tuftlike beard on the chin

Etymology: 19th Century: from goat + -ee (see -y²)