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词汇 fascinator
释义 fascinator
noun[ C ]
uk /ˈfæs.ən.eɪ.tər/ us /ˈfæs.ən.eɪ.t̬ɚ/

fascinatornoun[C] (CLOTHING)


mainly UK
a decoration with flowers, jewellery, cloth, feathers, etc. on a clip that can be attached to the hair, that some women wear at formal events such as weddings:
This chiffon and lace fascinator is the perfect look for a chic summer bride.
She explained that a large hat was out of the question for an evening ceremony, but that a fascinator would be perfect.
 
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old-fashioned
a small knittedshawl(= a piece of cloth made from wool worn over the shoulders, especially by women and girls in the past):
The illustration showed a woman wearing a Victorian knit fascinator over her head and shoulders.
She was freezing cold, her only wrap a little black knitted fascinator that did not meet over her torn blouse.
A gardenia fascinator was clipped to her head like a crown.
Originally simple hair ornaments, fascinators like this can be wearable pieces of art.
Hats sprouting feathers were popular, with younger women opting for fascinators (less hat-like, but still fancy).
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Gloves & accessories
aviator glasses
bandeau
bell
boutonniere
brolly
buttonhole
eyewear
fingerless
glove
gloved
handkerchief
hanky
muff
parasol
pashmina
pocket handkerchief
rosette
tiepin
umbrella
utility belt

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Hats & scarves

fascinatornoun[C] (INTERESTING PERSON/THING)


a person or thing that fascinates people (= interests and attracts them very much):
The novel's hero is in the mould of fictional fascinators like Jay Gatsby and Sebastian Flyte of "Brideshead Revisited".
He is a fascinator: charming, vocal, amusing, and friendly, he wins everyone over.
The character of Christine remains the one fascinator in this generally dull story.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Attractive
adorable
adorably
adorbs
aesthetic
aesthetically
delicate
disarming
disarmingly
distinguished
dreamy
lovably
loveliness
lovely
lusciously
magnetically
stunning
stunningly
suave
suavely
suit

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Exciting and interesting
Examples from literature

She sat on the edge of her chair, with her hands deep in its pockets, her black knit "fascinator" fallen back from her hair. 

Examples of fascinator


fascinator
The beckoning cat is, at best, a kind of cheap fascinator -- an animal-shaped object that, in spite of its virtual worthlessness, is mysteriously treasured.
From The Atlantic
But her topper was tops, a bright red-and-black skull-cap-style fascinator perched on the side of her head.
From USA TODAY
There, both genders made colorful pipe-cleaner fantasy wands as a few of the older girls, one wearing a lacey fascinator, ran around with clipboards, looking very responsible.
From Huffington Post
He's an eight-cylinder fascinator too, into the bargain.
From Project Gutenberg
She had put on her fascinator hood, but her hands and wrists were bare.
From Project Gutenberg
I pinned up a corner of the fascinator.
From Project Gutenberg
She did take off my fascinator, and she did take off my shoes so my feet would get dry.
From Project Gutenberg
She sat crocheting what she called a fascinator, her white bone needle moving harmoniously in and out of the blue wool.
From Project Gutenberg
She always wore a black crocheted "fascinator" over her thin white hair, and she made long, tremulous prayers, full of railroad terminology.
From Project Gutenberg
She told me to put on my coat and her big fascinator on my head.
From Project Gutenberg
She put on her fascinator and went a-visiting.
From Project Gutenberg
The sharp wind wrapped her calico skirt about her stiffened limbs, and her only wrap was a little black knitted fascinator which did not meet over the torn calico blouse.
From Project Gutenberg
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
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