Definition of "fascinator" [fascinator]

• One that fascinates. (noun)
• A woman's head scarf. (noun)

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• "She sat crocheting what she called a fascinator, her white bone needle moving harmoniously in and out of the blue wool."
• "She was what I remember my father calling a fascinator."
• "On the Right: My personal pick of the best fascinator (A fascinator is a hat that isn't really a hat)."