fontange

/fɒntændʒ/

Definitions

1. noun

A type of headdress or headpiece, especially one with a high, curved shape

“The 18th-century aristocrat wore a fashionable fontange to the royal ball.”

2. verb

To style or arrange hair in a fontange

“The hairdresser had to fontange the bride’s hair for the elaborate wedding hairstyle.”

Synonyms

  • headdress
  • headpiece

Antonyms

  • unadorned
  • undecorated