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Fez
Arabic · medieval
"city name"
the Moroccan city where the tasseled felt cap was traditionally manufactured
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fes
Turkish · 1802
"brimless felt cap"
Sultan Mahmud II made the cap part of official Ottoman dress
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Stage 3 of 4
fez
French · 1802
"tasseled cap"
adopted the Turkish name for the hat
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fez
English · 1802
"flat-topped tasseled hat"
entered English following the hat's Ottoman fame
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