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fezzes

  • plural
    of fez.
    fez
    noun
    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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The Shriners would become known for their philanthropy — funding children’s hospitals — but they would also be known for their zanier side: donning fezzes and zipping around in tiny cars.

From Washington Post Feb. 25, 2023

He’s saved a few fancy outfits and fezzes that Guy used to wear during solo and band jobs at restaurants such as Haji Baba’s in Inglewood and Arabian Nights in Fresno.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 23, 2021

“I’m pretty sure slide whistles are going to take off,” he adds, sounding a bit like Doctor Who trying to convince Amy Pond that fezzes are cool.

From The Guardian Apr. 7, 2017

Millions of rubber trees stood in martial rows, their catchment buckets resembling red fezzes.

From The New Yorker Mar. 14, 2016

A little later, the hearse and limousines encountered a line of motorcycles and my mother noticed that the drivers were all wearing fezzes.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides