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
Example Sentences
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Roan emerged on stage shortly after 7pm in an ornate crimson outfit, topped with black "bat wing" fascinator that fans immediately dubbed "Chappell Crow-an".
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2025
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
Like other mourners, she was dressed in black and wearing a feathered fascinator.,
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2022
I had fancied him tall, handsome, and elegant; I had heard of him as a perfect fascinator, a woman-killer.
From A Confederate Girl's Diary by Dawson, Sarah Morgan
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