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Fez
34.0433°N -5.0033°W · Q80985
2 English words in this atlas trace back to Fez. It sits in Morocco.
morocconoun · 17th century
Well attestedThe bookbinder’s leather is named for Morocco.
English morocco names a goatskin leather associated with Moroccan tanning, especially the workshops of cities such as Fez. The country became the word for the hide.
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feznoun · 19th century
Well attestedThe cap is named for a Moroccan city.
Fez was a centre for the dye and the felt used in the caps. The hat spread across the Ottoman world under the city's name.
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