Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun One that fascinates.
- noun A woman's headscarf.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who or that which fascinates.
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- noun A
fascinating person - noun A
delicate , oftenfrivolous head decoration worn on the hair, primarily by women - noun dated, US A type of wool or lace
headscarf
Etymologies
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Examples
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She sat crocheting what she called a fascinator, her white bone needle moving harmoniously in and out of the blue wool.
The Madigans Miriam Michelson 1906
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She was what I remember my father calling a fascinator.
Kalooki Nights Howard Jacobson 2006
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On the Right: My personal pick of the best fascinator (A fascinator is a hat that isn't really a hat).
Australian Politics 2008
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Jaya was so excited about her pink dress and her "fascinator"!
tequilamonky Diary Entry tequilamonky 2009
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Another word I have heard used in the guru context is "fascinator" You are probably tuning in to beings in the astral which overlaps with the IZ; all these realities merge and inter-shade; there are lots of astral IZ beings that claim to be ascended masters and so on.
Blavatsky, Alice Bailey and Jane Robert Tusar N Mohapatra 2006
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However, I managed to keep pretty comfortable and snug in "fascinator" and muckluks, enveloped as I was in my Indian blanket.
A Woman who went to Alaska May Kellogg Sullivan
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On my head I wore a pink crocheted affair, called sometimes a "fascinator," which was now used simply and solely for service, I assured my friends, and not from any lighter motive, -- but my feet!
A Woman who went to Alaska May Kellogg Sullivan
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Fanny learned that the mill girls liked the bright-colored and expensive wares, and why; she learned that the woman with the "fascinator" (tragic misnomer!) over her head wanted the finest sled for her boy.
Fanny Herself Edna Ferber 1926
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Fanny learned that the mill girls liked the bright-colored and expensive wares, and why; she learned that the woman with the "fascinator" (tragic misnomer!) over her head wanted the finest sled for her boy.
Fanny Herself 1917
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Mrs. Harsanyi took her into her own room and helped her take off her country "fascinator" and her clumsy plush cape.
The song of the lark 1915
reesetee commented on the word fascinator
A headpiece worn on the hair, almost exclusively by women. It's commonly made with feathers, flowers, and/or beads.
April 17, 2008
bilby commented on the word fascinator
I'm scalpsmacked.
April 17, 2008
reesetee commented on the word fascinator
I like the "almost exclusively" bit. Have you ever seen a guy wear one of these things?
Well, okay...I have. But I have odd friends.
April 17, 2008
bilby commented on the word fascinator
Uhh ...
I'm MC for a poetry gig tomorrow and one of my performers is called Noodle E-String (real name). I wonder if he might turn up wearing a fascinator.
April 17, 2008
reesetee commented on the word fascinator
With a name like that, I'd be surprised if he didn't.
April 18, 2008
grant_barrett commented on the word fascinator
This word was chosen as Wordnik word of the day.
November 11, 2009