GOATEE

— goateed , adj.

/goh tee"/ , n.

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

[ 1835-45, Amer.; GOAT (from its resemblance to a goat's tufted chin) + -ee, prob. as sp. var. of -Y 2 , -IE, though stressed as if formed with -EE ]