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Noun: dunce cap  dúns kap
Usage: N. Amer (elsewhere: dunce's cap)
  1. A cone-shaped paper hat formerly placed on the head of slow or lazy pupils
    - dunce's cap, fool's cap

Derived forms: dunce caps

Type of: chapeau, hat, lid [informal]

Encyclopedia: Dunce cap

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