Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. One that fascinates.
- n. A woman's head scarf.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. One who or that which fascinates.
Wiktionary
Examples
“She sat crocheting what she called a fascinator, her white bone needle moving harmoniously in and out of the blue wool.”
“She was what I remember my father calling a fascinator.”
“On the Right: My personal pick of the best fascinator (A fascinator is a hat that isn't really a hat).”
“Jaya was so excited about her pink dress and her "fascinator"!”
“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.”
“However, I managed to keep pretty comfortable and snug in "fascinator" and muckluks, enveloped as I was in my Indian blanket.”
“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!”
“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.”
“Mrs. Harsanyi took her into her own room and helped her take off her country "fascinator" and her clumsy plush cape.”
“She always wore a black crocheted "fascinator" over her thin white hair, and she made long, tremulous prayers, full of railroad terminology.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘fascinator’.
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good boy, atta boy, knee low, make a mountain o..., generalises, bard, slicker, laser focus group..., kilolex, viscosity, rotunda, fascinator and 10 more...
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Handkerchiefs, etc.
handkerchief, kerchief, veronica, sudary, sudarium, hankie, keverchief, neckcloth, neckerchief, maniple, orarium, bandana and 38 more...
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Words of the day
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grant_barrett This word was chosen as Wordnik word of the day. Nov 11, 2009
reesetee With a name like that, I'd be surprised if he didn't. Apr 17, 2008
bilby 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. Apr 17, 2008
reesetee 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. Apr 17, 2008
bilby I'm scalpsmacked. Apr 17, 2008
reesetee A headpiece worn on the hair, almost exclusively by women. It's commonly made with feathers, flowers, and/or beads. Apr 17, 2008