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FOOL'S CAP

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does fool's cap mean? 

FOOL'S CAP (noun)
  The noun FOOL'S CAP has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: FOOL'S CAP used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


FOOL'S 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 ("fool'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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