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DictionaryfezTasseled hat
noun

fez

FEZ/fez/

A brimless felt hat, usually red, with a tassel.

The adult wears a red fez with a flat top and black tassel.

An adult wears a red brimless felt fez with straight sides, a flat top, and a black tassel; a close three-quarter view clearly shows the hat’s shape.
Etymology
fezTurkishtasseled cap

Turkish fes probably ultimately takes its name from Fez in Morocco, where these tasseled caps were principally made, linking the hat to a center of manufacture.

In context

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typical fez hat of an Assyrian king.
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More examples

  • He wore a fez with his costume.
  • The shop displayed rows of fezzes.
  • The fez had no brim.

Forms

fez · fezzes · fezes

Similar words

cap
The broad category; a fez has a characteristic brimless shape and tassel.
tarbush
A closely related name for the red tasseled hat.