feznoun [ C ]
uk/fez/us/fez/plural fezzesa high, cone-shaped hat with a flat top and no brim, usually made of red material and with threads hanging from the top, especially as worn in the past by men in some Muslim countries
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Hats & scarves
- ascot
- balaclava
- bandana
- baseball cap
- beanie
- dicky bow
- dunce's cap
- dupatta
- ear flap
- earmuffs
- mitre
- mortarboard
- neckerchief
- necktie
- niqab
- peaked
- turban
- visor
- yarmulke
- yashmak
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Examples from literature
- A red fez was on his head.
- All the men wear the red fez.
- Does he wear a turban, a fez, or a hat?
- Most of them wear civilian costume with a fez.
- Our Turk was in English tweeds with a fez.