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fez

noun

  1. cone-shaped cap with a flat crown, of North African origin
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /fɛz/

name

Etymology: From Arabic فَاس (fās).

  1. A city in Morocco.

noun

Etymology: From Ottoman Turkish فس (fes) (modern Turkish fes), named after Fez, Morocco, (capital of the Kingdom of Morocco until 1927), where the dye to color the hat was extracted from crimson berries.

  1. A felt hat in the shape of a truncated cone, having a flat top with a tassel attached.

    He was in his shirt, but he still wore his fez, as though he had gone to bed in it, which was probably the case.