- an originally Turkish brimless felt or wool cap, shaped like a truncated cone, usually red and with a tassel
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fez /fɛz/USA pronunciation
n. [countable], pl. fez•zes.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- Clothinga felt cap, usually red, shaped like a shortened cone and ornamented with a tassel, worn by men esp. in Egypt and formerly Turkey.
fez
(fez),USA pronunciation n., pl. fez•zes.
fez′zy, adj.
Fez (fez),USA pronunciation n.
- Clothinga 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.
- Turkish fes, after Fes Fez
- 1795–1805
Fez (fez),USA pronunciation n.
- Place Namesa city in N Morocco: formerly one of the traditional capitals of the sultanate in the former French zone. 1,137,800.
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fez /fɛz/ n ( pl fezzes)
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Fez /fɛz/ n
- a variant of Fès
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Fès /fɛs/, Fez 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)
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