fontange

See also: Fontange

English

A picture of Mary II of England sporting a fontange.

Etymology

From Angélique de Fontanges, one of French king Louis XIV's mistresses, who sported the headdress.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /fɒnˈtɒ̃nʒ/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /fɔnˈtɑnʒ/

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Noun

fontange (plural fontanges)

1. A headdress popular among aristocrats in Europe in the late 17th century and early 18th century, made with pleated layers of starched lace and ribbon.

Translations

a curly headdress

• French: fontange (fr) f
• German: Fontange f

French

Pronunciation

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Noun

fontange f (plural fontanges)

1. fontange

Further reading

• “fontange”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.