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fontanges

fontanges is the plural of fontange.

Meaning of fontange

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.

Questions about fontanges

What is fontanges the plural of?
Fontanges is the plural of fontange.

Words near fontanges in the dictionary

  1. fontanels
  2. Fontanes
  3. Fontanez
  4. Fontanezes
  5. fontange
  6. fontanges
  7. Fontanilla
  8. Fontanillas
  9. fontanite
  10. Fontans
  11. Fontcest

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