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dunce cap

also dunce's cap (dŭn′sĭz)
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 cap - a cone-shaped paper hat formerly placed on the head of slow or lazy pupilsdunce'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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Displayed on hooks upon the wall in all their terrors, were the cane and ruler; and near them, on a small shelf of its own, the dunce's cap, made of old newspapers and decorated with glaring wafers of the largest size.
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In this respect, the Britain of 2003 is reminiscent of China during the Cultural Revolution of the 1960s, when 'intellectuals' were forced to don dunce's caps and face the abuse of jeering crowds before being led off for a few years of enforced manual labour.
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