Definitions For Fontange

Noun

FONTANGE (plural FONTANGEs) 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.

Translations

French: fontange, f German: Fontange, f

Etymology

From w:angélique de fontanges, angélique de fontanges, one of French king w:louis xiv of france, louis xiv's mistresses, who sported the headdress.

Is Fontange a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends NO
Scrabble US NO
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary NO

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
12
Words with Friends
15

The word Fontange is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends

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