Definitions for fontange
fontange

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. fontangenoun

   A curly headdress popular among aristocrats in Europe in the late 17th century and early 18th century, made of knots of ribbons.

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

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. FONTANGEnoun

   A knot of ribbonds on the top of the head-dress. Out of use.

   Etymology: from the name of the first wearer.

   These old-fashioned fontanges rose an ell above the head: they were pointed like steeples, and had long loose pieces of crape, which were fringed, and hung down their backs. Addis.

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1. fontange

   A fontange is a large, elaborate headdress worn by women in the late 17th and early 18th centuries, typically consisting of several tiers of lace or ribbon arranged in a vertical display above the head. It was a popular and fashionable accessory during this time period.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Fontangenoun

   a kind of tall headdress formerly worn

2. Etymology: [F., from the name of the first wearer, Mlle. de Fontanges, about 1679.]

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1. Fontange

   A fontange, or frelange, is a high headdress popular during the turn of the late 17th and early 18th centuries in Europe. Technically, fontanges are only part of the assembly, referring to the ribbon bows which support the frelange. The frelange was supported by a wire framework called a commode. A surviving example of a frelange headdress with fontanges and commode in situ is that worn by the 1690s fashion doll Lady Clapham. In England, the style was popularly known as a 'top-knot', versions of which were worn by ladies of all ranks, from the Queen downwards to kitchen maids, making it an easy target for satire and criticism. The fontange is said to be named for the Marquise de Fontange, a mistress of King Louis XIV of France. One version of the story is that after losing her cap while hunting with the King, the Marquise tied her hair up using a ribbon in a manner that pleased him, and this was imitated by the other ladies at court, subsequently spreading across Europe. What started out as a simple headdress of folded ribbon in the 1680s became, with additional fabric, lace and trimmings, taller and more complex, increasingly difficult to create and wear. Despite its courtly origins, fontanges were forbidden to be worn at French state occasions, although the English court accepted them, with Queen Mary having her portrait painted wearing one.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Fontange

   fong-tanzh′, n. a tall head-dress worn in the 17th and 18th centuries. [Fr., from Fontanges, the territorial title of one of Louis XIV.'s drabs.]

How to pronounce fontange?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

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   Oliver

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of fontange in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of fontange in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Fontange
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=fontange
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fontange
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=fontange
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=fontange