Definition of Dunce Cap in English :

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Dunce Cap meaning in English

Meaning of Dunce Cap in English

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Dunce Cap pronunciation in English

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Dunce Cap

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Noun

1. dunce cap, dunce's cap, fool's cap

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

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Dunce Cap

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noun
a conical paper hat, formerly placed on the head of a dull child at school

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Dunce Cap

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a cone-shaped hat that children slow at learning were formerly forced to wear in school

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Dunce Cap

see synonyms of dunce cap
n.
A cone-shaped paper cap, formerly placed on the head of a slow or lazy pupil. Also called fool's cap.

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