The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
n. A man's felt cap in the shape of a flat-topped cone, usually red with a black tassel hanging from the crown, worn chiefly in the eastern Mediterranean region.
n. A felt hat in the shape of a truncated cone and having a flat top with a tassel attached.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. A felt or cloth cap, usually red and having a tassel, -- a variety of the tarboosh. See tarboosh.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. A cap of red felt of the shape of a truncated cone, having a black silk tassel inserted in the middle of the top and hanging down nearly to the lower edge.
WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
n. a city in north central Morocco; religious center
n. a felt cap (usually red) for a man; shaped like a flat-topped cone with a tassel that hangs from the crown
Word Usage
"Whereas wearing a fez is an affront to Turkish democracy which no sensitive and civilised traveller should consider."