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DUNCE'S CAP
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Dictionary entry overview: What does dunce's cap mean?
• DUNCE'S CAP (noun)
The noun DUNCE'S CAP has 1 sense:
1. a cone-shaped paper hat formerly placed on the head of slow or lazy pupils
Familiarity information: DUNCE'S CAP used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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's cap" is a kind of...):
chapeau; hat; lid (headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim)
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