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

Mutton Tagine in Zaita, Morocco This photo was taken at a tiny roadside town on the drive to Fez.

From The Daily Beast

Turns out the guy was a plant from the Ron & Fez Show on Sirius XM Radio.

From The Daily Beast

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

From Project Gutenberg

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.

From Project Gutenberg

At the same moment a portly Turk, in a red fez cap, pressed forward.

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

A native costume was the thing—and a fez which would hide the plaster on his head.

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Related Words

• beret