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plural fezzes also fezes
: a brimless cylindrical or somewhat cone-shaped hat with a flat top that usually has a tassel, is typically made of red felt, and is worn especially by men in eastern Mediterranean countries
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Then there is Toby, the fictional, fez-donning cartoon cat that Baseman calls his alter ego.
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Iris Kwok
may 12, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
It was pared with a matching fez hat, oversized cuff bangles, and flat black sandles.
—Meg Walters, InStyle, 7 Mar. 2026
The other, a raggedy, bearded civilian from his country’s military reserve, is less enthused, and often strips off his service greens and his Ottoman-style fez to smoke cigarettes and lounge in the sun.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 29 Dec. 2025
Pugsley is a pug wearing a fez.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2025
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Iris Kwok
may 12, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
It was pared with a matching fez hat, oversized cuff bangles, and flat black sandles.
—Meg Walters, InStyle, 7 Mar. 2026
The other, a raggedy, bearded civilian from his country’s military reserve, is less enthused, and often strips off his service greens and his Ottoman-style fez to smoke cigarettes and lounge in the sun.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 29 Dec. 2025
Pugsley is a pug wearing a fez.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2025
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“Fez.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fez. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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