fez

[ fez ]

/ fɛz /

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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

1795–1805; <Turkish fes, after FesFez

OTHER WORDS FROM fez

fezzy, adjective

Words nearby fez

-fex, fey, Feydeau, Feynman, Feynman diagram, fez, Fezzan, ff, FFA, F-factor, FFC

Other definitions for fez (2 of 2)

Fez

[ fez ]

/ fɛz /

noun

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

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How to use fez in a sentence

It’s funny how this portion of the episode becomes pure slapstick, all the while Fez and Ashtray are basically in Zero Dark Thirty.
‘Euphoria’: Chaotic Season Finale Ends in a Bloody Shootout—and the Death of a Beloved Character|Kyndall Cunningham|February 28, 2022|The Daily Beast
Ashtray accidently shoots Fez from inside the bathroom, and Ashtray gets shot in the head by a SWAT team member.
‘Euphoria’: Chaotic Season Finale Ends in a Bloody Shootout—and the Death of a Beloved Character|Kyndall Cunningham|February 28, 2022|The Daily Beast
As life got busy in a family with two working parents and a child with many activities, there never seemed to be enough time to deal with excess, whether it was our fez collection or our Pez collection.
The pandemic gave me the time to finally clean out my shameful attic. Here’s what I learned.|Jura Koncius|January 21, 2021|Washington Post
Mutton Tagine in Zaita, Morocco This photo was taken at a tiny roadside town on the drive to Fez.
The World’s Five Best Cheap Meals|Jodi Ettenberg|November 14, 2012|DAILY BEAST

Turns out the guy was a plant from the Ron & Fez Show on Sirius XM Radio.
Apology Not Accepted|Lloyd Grove|June 16, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Sometimes the man in the fez, hardly able to hold himself upright, would bring them home frightfully sick.
The Nabob|Alphonse Daudet
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.
The Cradle of Mankind|W.A. Wigram
At the same moment a portly Turk, in a red fez cap, pressed forward.
Jack Harkaway's Boy Tinker Among The Turks|Bracebridge Hemyng
I buckled on the sabre, and Gregorios set the fez carefully on my head.
Paul Patoff|F. Marion Crawford
A native costume was the thing—and a fez which would hide the plaster on his head.
The Secret Witness|George Gibbs

British Dictionary definitions for fez (1 of 2)

fez

/ (fɛz) /

noun plural fezzes

an originally Turkish brimless felt or wool cap, shaped like a truncated cone, usually red and with a tassel

Derived forms of fez

fezzed, adjective

Word Origin for fez

C19: via French from Turkish, from Fez

British Dictionary definitions for fez (2 of 2)

Fez