fez

¹

[ fez ]

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.

Fez

²

[ fez ]

noun

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

Fez

¹

/ fɛz /

noun

1. a variant of Fès

fez

²

/ fɛz /

noun

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

Derived Forms

• fezzed, adjective

Other Words From

• fezzy adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of fez¹

1795–1805; < Turkish fes, after Fes Fez

Word History and Origins

Origin of fez¹

C19: via French from Turkish, from Fez

Example Sentences

But soon he was very much the Doctor, bow tie, fez and all.

From Los Angeles Times

The V&A museum in London has lent 28 items including Tommy Cooper's trademark fez and other props, and Sooty and Sweep puppets from the classic children's show.

From BBC

We have photos of my male ancestors wearing the fez and the Ottoman military uniform, but women were rarely photographed.

From Salon

Capped with a fez, speaking some sort of French patois, Mitchell brings his own campy aura to the movie, including the portentous punchline: “Choice is a Western concept.”

From New York Times

You catch some of his maverick character in the small 1830 graphite portrait by Bendz: in the disheveled collar, the squashy fez, the pipe extending casually from his lips.

From New York Times

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