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fascinator|ˈfæsɪneɪtə(r)|
[a. L. fascinātor, agent-n. f. fascināre to fascinate. Cf. F. fascinateur.]
One who fascinates. a. A magician. b. A charming or attractive person.
a.1750tr. Leonardus' Mirr. Stones 52 Nor does this happen merely from the sight, but from—the soul of the fascinator. 1862Lytton Str. Story II. 147 The dread Fascinator from whom it had been taken.
b.1838Dickens Nich. Nick. xvii, The demdest little fascinator in all the world. 1885Mabel Collins Prettiest Wom. i, Sacha was considered an irresistible fascinator.
c. A head shawl worn by women, either crocheted or made of a soft material. orig. U.S.
1878K. D. Wiggin Let. 20 Dec. in N. A. Smith K. D. Wiggin (1925) 35 Mother crocheting a fascinator. 1897Sears, Roebuck Catal. 305/1 Ladies' Fascinator, made of good quality Shetland yarn..colors, pink and white. 1908Scribner's Mag. Feb. 177 A scant worsted ‘enchanter’ or ‘fascinator’, I think she called it, thrown over her head and shoulders. 1909Daily Chron. 8 Dec. 9/4 A lovely shawl of eider, Shetland, or any fine wool..can be utilised as a fascinator, or shoulder wrap. 1949R. Harvey Curtain Time 110 The ladies in their furred evening cloaks..with snowflakes caught in their lacy fascinators. 1969New Yorker 29 Nov. 59/2 Doris, in a pink cloak trimmed with swansdown and a candy-striped fascinator over her dark head, stepped out. |