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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Fès or Fez (fɛs) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 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) | |
| Fez or Fez | |
| —n | |
| fez (fɛz) | |
| —n , pl fezzes | |
| an originally Turkish brimless felt or wool cap, shaped like a truncated cone, usually red and with a tassel | |
| [C19: via French from Turkish, from | |
| fezzed | |
| —adj | |
| Fez (fɛz) | |
| —n | |
| a variant of Fès | |
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Word Origin & History
fez
1802, from Fr. fez, from Turk. fes, probably ult. from Fez, the city in Morocco, where this type of tasseled cap was principally made.
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