fez
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- noun
- /fɛz/
- The old man wore a red fez trimmed with white.
- a red fez
- wears a fez
Examples
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He proudly placed his new red fez on his head before the traditional dance.
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The next morning, Grandfather was all decked out in his spotless white, with his erect gait and red fez.
Fiction book (1990) -
I'll be wearing a fez in honor of our time in a Frankfurt jail.
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This is the wall of the Medina in Fez.
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I don't know your name, but your fez is familiar.
Blog text (2) -
Mr. Dreighton will leave this afternoon for Fez with a pair of lions.
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She fits him with a red velvet vest adorned with pearl buttons and a handsome red fez with a silk tassel.
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The fez is often worn by men during cultural celebrations in Morocco.
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During the festival, many attendees wore red fez caps with tassels.
Synonyms
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A shaped covering for the head with a brim worn for warmth, protection, or style
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A red hat shaped like a short cylinder that people wear in the Middle East
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A red felt cap for men with a flat top and a tassel
How Traditional
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word fez comes from the Moroccan city Fez, where people made the red felt used for this hat. So the brimless, cone-shaped cap took the city's name, and that is why we still call it a 'fez' today.