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fez

fez [ fez ] (plural fez·zes)


noun 
Definition:
 
flat-topped conical hat: a brimless felt hat shaped like a cone with a flat top, usually red with a black tassel, worn by men in eastern Mediterranean and North African countries. In the past it was the national headdress of Turkish men.

[Early 19th century. Via French < Turkish fes]
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