Well attestedNamed for a product of the place
fez
noun · first attested 19th century
The cap is named for a Moroccan city.
A brimless felt cap, usually red, with a flat top.
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- Relationship
- Named for a product of the place
- Confidence
- Well attestedThe place link is the standard scholarly account.
- Attested
- 19th century
- Part of speech
- noun
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Fez
- In English
fez
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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Morocco
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