fontange

== English == === Etymology === From Angélique de Fontanges, one of French king Louis XIV's mistresses, who sported the headdress. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /fɒnˈtɒ̃nʒ/ (General American) IPA(key): /fɔnˈtɑnʒ/ === 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 == === Pronunciation === === Noun === fontange f (plural fontanges) fontange === Further reading === “fontange”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012