The Dictionary

#F71 (few to fiat)


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I read from few to fiat.

 

 

About Fez, Morocco: "Up until the late 19th century, the city was the only place in the world which fabricated the fez hat."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fez,_Morocco

This must've been the organization my grandpa (or someone!) was a part of for us to have gotten those Fez hats. 

https://medinah.org/

 

 

The word of the episode is "fiasco".

One theory is that when Italian glass makers made a mistake, they would end up using that glass to make simple bottles or flasks. Hence: fiasco!

https://www.etymonline.com/word/fiasco#etymonline_v_5900

https://www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/top-10-words-with-remarkable-origins-vol-1

 

 

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