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dunce's cap
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dunce cap also dunce's cap (dnsz)
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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Noun1.dunce's capdunce's cap - a cone-shaped paper hat formerly placed on the head of slow or lazy pupils
dunce cap, fool's cap
chapeau, hat, lid - headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim


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Teachers, government officials, and almost anyone in authority were beaten and paraded in public wearing dunce caps.
1966 China's cultural revolution: seventeen years after the Communist ... by Yardley, Jim / New York Times Upfront
Dunce caps, knuckle raps and standing in the corner all have been removed from our classrooms for just that reason.
If it ain't broke, should we fix it? (Guest Column) by Burton, Gary A. / School Administrator
They should have been sent to the corner with dunce caps on their heads.
EDITORIAL RE-EDUCATING TEACHERS by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
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