fez
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.
Origin of fez
1Other words from fez
- fezzy, adjective
Words Nearby fez
Other definitions for Fez (2 of 2)
a city in N Morocco: formerly one of the traditional capitals of the sultanate in the former French zone.
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How to use fez in a sentence
It’s funny how this portion of the episode becomes pure slapstick, all the while fez and Ashtray are basically in Zero Dark Thirty.
‘Euphoria’: Chaotic Season Finale Ends in a Bloody Shootout—and the Death of a Beloved Character | Kyndall Cunningham | February 28, 2022 | The Daily BeastAshtray accidently shoots fez from inside the bathroom, and Ashtray gets shot in the head by a SWAT team member.
‘Euphoria’: Chaotic Season Finale Ends in a Bloody Shootout—and the Death of a Beloved Character | Kyndall Cunningham | February 28, 2022 | The Daily BeastAs life got busy in a family with two working parents and a child with many activities, there never seemed to be enough time to deal with excess, whether it was our fez collection or our Pez collection.
The pandemic gave me the time to finally clean out my shameful attic. Here’s what I learned. | Jura Koncius | January 21, 2021 | Washington PostMutton Tagine in Zaita, Morocco This photo was taken at a tiny roadside town on the drive to fez.
Turns out the guy was a plant from the Ron & fez Show on Sirius XM Radio.
Sometimes the man in the fez, hardly able to hold himself upright, would bring them home frightfully sick.
The Nabob | Alphonse DaudetHe was dressed in a white fez and turban, white shirt and trousers, a black gown trimmed with red, and a green cloak over all.
The Cradle of Mankind | W.A. WigramAt the same moment a portly Turk, in a red fez cap, pressed forward.
Jack Harkaway's Boy Tinker Among The Turks | Bracebridge HemyngI buckled on the sabre, and Gregorios set the fez carefully on my head.
Paul Patoff | F. Marion CrawfordA native costume was the thing—and a fez which would hide the plaster on his head.
The Secret Witness | George Gibbs
British Dictionary definitions for fez (1 of 2)
/ (fɛz) /
an originally Turkish brimless felt or wool cap, shaped like a truncated cone, usually red and with a tassel
Origin of fez
1Derived forms of fez
- fezzed, adjective
British Dictionary definitions for Fez (2 of 2)
/ (fɛz) /
a variant of Fès
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