fez
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A fez owned by comedian and magician Tommy Cooper has sold at auction for £7,000 - more than twice its estimate.
From BBC • Mar. 16, 2025
We have photos of my male ancestors wearing the fez and the Ottoman military uniform, but women were rarely photographed.
From Salon • Feb. 27, 2024
Capped with a fez, speaking some sort of French patois, Mitchell brings his own campy aura to the movie, including the portentous punchline: “Choice is a Western concept.”
From New York Times • May 24, 2023
That history helps explain why Sabbatai’s successor, Jacob Frank, dressed in Turkish fashion throughout his life, wearing curved shoes and a tall fez.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2022
Crescents, stars, moons and suns were in goldthread embroidery on the small fez that Elijah Muhammad wore.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
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Vocabulary lists containing fez
Put a Lid On It: Hats, Hoods, and Other Headgear
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Essential Three-Letter Words, Part 4
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"When Mr. Pirzada Came to Dine," Vocabulary from the short story
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