fez

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a brimless felt hat shaped like a short cone, typically red and often fitted with a tassel

   The guide wore a red fez with a black tassel during the historical reenactment.

From Ottoman Turkish fes, named after Fez in Morocco, where the crimson dye associated with the hat was produced. The place name became the English name of the distinctive brimless felt cap.

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