"fascinator" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: fascinators [plural]
Etymology: fascinate + -or Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|fascinate|or}} fascinate + -or Head templates: {{en-noun}} fascinator (plural fascinators)
  1. A fascinating person or thing.
    Sense id: en-fascinator-en-noun-lk3ybzSd
  2. A delicate, often frivolous head decoration worn on the hair, primarily by women Categories (topical): Clothing, Headwear
    Sense id: en-fascinator-en-noun-GPNl7OuM Disambiguation of Clothing: 0 65 35 Disambiguation of Headwear: 3 53 44 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -or Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 58 36 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 7 43 50 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -or: 9 48 42
  3. (dated, US) A type of wool or lace headscarf Tags: US, dated Categories (topical): Headwear
    Sense id: en-fascinator-en-noun-rG-RkpWN Disambiguation of Headwear: 3 53 44 Categories (other): American English, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -or Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 7 43 50 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -or: 9 48 42

Inflected forms

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