fez
pronunciation
How to pronounce fez in British English:
UK [fez]
How to pronounce fez in American English:
US [fez]
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- Noun:
- a felt cap (usually red) for a man; shaped like a flat-topped cone with a tassel that hangs from the crown
Word Origin
- fez (n.)
- 1802, from French fez, from Turkish fes, probably ultimately from Fez, the city in Morocco, where this type of tasseled cap was principally made. Made part of the Turkish official dress by sultan Mahmud II.
Example
- 1. Fez is the bustling cultural and spiritual centre of morocco .
- 2. Fez is a city in morocco .
- 3. Though fez 's city council endorsed the mayor 's proposed ban , it is unlikely to go into effect .
- 4. Had eaten the meter of fez ketone red point promising and budding .
- 5. Lord layard 's latest book has a much jauntier image on its cover : a " happy eccentric " with a fez on his head , a monocle in his eye and a bunch of flowers in his hand .