DUNCE CAP

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does dunce cap mean? 

• DUNCE CAP (noun)
  The noun DUNCE CAP has 1 sense:

1. a cone-shaped paper hat formerly placed on the head of slow or lazy pupils

  Familiarity information: DUNCE CAP used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DUNCE CAP (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A cone-shaped paper hat formerly placed on the head of slow or lazy pupils

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

dunce's cap; dunce cap; fool's cap

Hypernyms ("dunce cap" is a kind of...):

chapeau; hat; lid (headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim)