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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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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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, adjectiveWord Origin for fez
C19: via French from Turkish, from Fez
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