goatee

Etymology

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

noun

1. A beard trimmed to grow only at the center of the chin.
   Coordinate term: soul patch
   One person sports a goatee, the hair refusing to grow on the sides of his physiognomy; the chin of another is as smooth as a baby's cheek,—he contents himself with a modest moustache and a faint attempt at an imperial; while a few of the upper classes rejoice in all the varieties. 1845 February, “Editors' Table”, in The Williams Monthly Miscellany, volume 1, number 8, page 367