fezzes

Variant of fez

fez definition

fez (fez)

noun pl. fezzes fez′·zes

a brimless felt hat shaped like a truncated cone, usually red, with a flat crown from which a long, black tassel hangs: the Turkish national headdress of men in the 19th and early 20th cent.

Etymology: Fr < Turk fes, after Fez

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