fez

[ fez ]
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noun,plural fez·zes.
  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.

Origin of fez

1
1795–1805; <Turkish fes, after FesFez

Other words from fez

  • fezzy, adjective

Words Nearby fez

Other definitions for Fez (2 of 2)

Fez
[ fez ]

noun
  1. 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

  • Sometimes the man in the fez, hardly able to hold himself upright, would bring them home frightfully sick.

    The Nabob | Alphonse Daudet
  • He 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. Wigram
  • At the same moment a portly Turk, in a red fez cap, pressed forward.

  • I buckled on the sabre, and Gregorios set the fez carefully on my head.

    Paul Patoff | F. Marion Crawford
  • A 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)

fez

/ (fɛz) /


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

Origin of fez

1
C19: via French from Turkish, from Fez

Derived forms of fez

  • fezzed, adjective

British Dictionary definitions for Fez (2 of 2)

Fez

/ (fɛz) /


noun
  1. a variant of Fès

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