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Headdress vs Fontange - What's the difference?

headdress | fontange |

As nouns the difference between headdress and fontange

is that headdress is a decorative covering or ornament worn on the head while fontange is 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.

headdress

English

Noun

(wikipedia headdress) (es)
  • a decorative covering or ornament worn on the head.
  • a hairdo.

    • Synonyms

    * (an covering or ornament worn on the head) headgear

    fontange

    English

    Noun

    (en 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.