From Angélique de Fontanges, one of French king Louis XIV's mistresses, who sported the headdress.
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.
Source: Wiktionary
Fon`tange", n. Etym: [F., from the name of the first wearer, Mlle. de Fontanges, about 1679.]
Definition: A kind of tall headdress formerly worn. Addison.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
7 November 2024
(verb) remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing; “Please erase the formula on the blackboard--it is wrong!”
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂa Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂvar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.
