fez
[ fez ]
/ fɛz /
noun, plural fez·zes.
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.
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Origin of fez
Fez
[ fez ]
/ fɛz /
noun
a city in N Morocco: formerly one of the traditional capitals of the sultanate in the former French zone.
Fès
[ fes ]
/ fɛs /
noun
a city in N Morocco: formerly one of the traditional capitals of the sultanate in the former French zone.
Also Fez [fez] /fɛz/.
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fez
/ (fɛz) /
noun plural fezzes
an originally Turkish brimless felt or wool cap, shaped like a truncated cone, usually red and with a tassel
Word Origin for fez
C19: via French from Turkish, from Fez
Fez
/ (fɛz) /
noun
a variant of 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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fez
1802, from French fez, from Turkish fes, probably ultimately from Fez, the city in Morocco, where this type of tasseled cap was principally made.
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