fascinator

[fas-uh-ney-ter]

fas·ci·na·tor

[fas-uh-ney-ter]
noun
1.
a person or thing that fascinates.
2.
a scarf of crochet work, lace, or the like, narrowing toward the ends, worn as a head covering by women.

Origin:
1740–50; < Late Latin; see fascinate, -tor
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Fascinator is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
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fascinator (ˈfæsɪˌneɪtə)
 
n
a lightweight, decorative head covering worn by women on formal occasions

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