fontange
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Angélique de Fontanges, one of French king Louis XIV's mistresses, who sported the headdress.
[edit] Noun
fontange (plural fontanges)
- A curly headdress popular among aristocrats in Europe in the late 17th century and early 18th century, made of knots of ribbons.
