fez

noun

ˈfez

plural fezzes also fezes

: a brimless cylindrical or somewhat cone-shaped hat with a flat top that usually has a tassel, is typically made of red felt, and is worn especially by men in eastern Mediterranean countries

fezzed

ˈfezd

adjective

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Atay was born in 1934, near the Black Sea port town of İnebolu—the city where Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of the Republic, had donned a jaunty Panama hat to give a speech decrying the barbarism of the fez and other Ottoman fashions. —

Merve Emre, The New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2024 Louboutin, wearing a fez, brought Natasha Poonawalla in a face-framing Harris Reed creation. —

Miles Socha, WWD, 6 Oct. 2024 The kaffiyeh thus became a symbol of solidarity uniting working class Palestinians with the upper-class, who would typically also wear a fez. —

Solcyré Burga, TIME, 19 Sep. 2024 Just as thoughtful and painstaking is the service: upon arrival, our bags were whisked away by porters in delightful red cloaks and matching fez caps, and we were led up to a leafy seating area overlooking the city to complete our check-in over Moroccan mint tea. —

Liam Hess, Vogue, 5 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for fez