whiskers is a form of:

Whisker



noun
1.
(One of the long hairlike bristles growing near the mouth of a cat and certain other animals, a very small distance) cat's whisker ព្រុយ, ពុកមាត់
Example: Our white lutten has long black whisker. pl. tough whisker ពុកមាត់, ពុកចង្កា
ENGLISH MEANING
noun
1.
One who, or that which, whisks, or moves with a quick, sweeping motion.
2.
Formerly, the hair of the upper lip; a mustache; -- usually in the plural.
3.
That part of the beard which grows upon the sides of the face, or upon the chin, or upon both; as, side whiskers; chin whiskers.
4.
A hair of the beard.
5.
One of the long, projecting hairs growing at the sides of the mouth of a cat, or other animal.
6.
Iron rods extending on either side of the bowsprit, to spread, or guy out, the stays, etc.