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fez

1 American  
[fez] / fɛz /

noun

plural

fezzes

  1. a felt cap, usually of a red color, having the shape of a truncated cone, and ornamented with a long black tassel, worn by men in Egypt and North Africa: formerly the national headdress of the Turks.

Fez 2 American  
[fez] / fɛz /

noun

  1. a city in N Morocco: formerly one of the traditional capitals of the sultanate in the former French zone.

Fez 1 British  
/ fɛz /

noun

  1. a variant of Fès

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fez 2 British  
/ fɛz /

noun

  1. an originally Turkish brimless felt or wool cap, shaped like a truncated cone, usually red and with a tassel

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Other Word Forms

  • fezzed adjective
  • fezzy adjective

Etymology

Origin of fez

1795–1805; < Turkish fes, after Fes Fez

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