Fès

[ fes ]

/ fɛs /

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noun

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

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Also Fez

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Words nearby Fès

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How to use Fès in a sentence

Old Fes Bainbridge, who was some sort of a relation, and me sat on the stairs together outside Mel's room.
In the Arena|Booth Tarkington
But, in popular superstition, if not in Perrault's tales, the Fes had many other attributes.
Popular Tales|Charles Perrault
Ferrous Sulphide (FeS) is used for the preparation of sulphuretted hydrogen.
A Textbook of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines.|Cornelius Beringer and John Jacob Beringer
They are called fes or fetes (Latin fata), and sometimes fions, which reminds us of the fions of Scottish and Irish folk-lore.
Legends & Romances of Brittany|Lewis Spence

These, unlike the fes houles, are able to render themselves invisible at pleasure.
Legends & Romances of Brittany|Lewis Spence

British Dictionary definitions for Fès

Fès

Fez

/ (fɛs) /

noun

a city in N central Morocco, traditional capital of the north: became an independent kingdom in the 11th century, at its height in the 14th century; religious centre; university (850). Pop: 664 000 (2003)

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