fascinator
Americannoun
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a person or thing that fascinates.
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a scarf of crochet work, lace, or the like, narrowing toward the ends, worn as a head covering by women.
noun
Etymology
Origin of fascinator
From Late Latin, dating back to 1740–50; see origin at fascinate, -tor
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Cattrall, 69, opted for a form-fitting Dior suit, Cornelia James lace gloves and a bespoke Philip Treacy fascinator for the occasion, People reported.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 5, 2025
She also agreed that people sitting behind her may have had their view obscured by her lilac Vivienne Westwood fascinator, adding "she could barely see" herself.
From BBC ● Feb. 13, 2024
That much is clear in her take-charge reappearance at the Manhattan penthouse the day after his death, decked out in black from the funerary fascinator in her hair to her smart heels.
From Salon ● Apr. 17, 2023
In details like Art’s harlequin jumper and tiny top-hat fascinator — and in the gruesome nondigital makeup effects Leone crafted himself — what moviegoers are buying is homemade filmmaking.
From New York Times ● Oct. 25, 2022
I heard a lady say the other evening, "I have at least six girl friends who knit beautifully, and I do wish one of them would make me a fascinator."
From Harper's Round Table, September 3, 1895 by Various
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