fontange

F4O1N1T1A1N1G2E1
UK/fɒnˈtɒ̃nʒ/US/fɔnˈtɑnʒ/

noun

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.

Scrabble 12
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounfontange (plural fontanges)

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.

Origin

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

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

French fontange
  • fontangea curly headdress
German Fontange
  • Fontangea curly headdress
Cite this entry
APA

fontange. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fontange

MLA

“fontange.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fontange. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fontange,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fontange.

Source: fontange on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.