cap and bells
noun
a fool's cap hung with bells.
Origin of cap and bells
1First recorded in 1880–85
Words Nearby cap and bells
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How to use cap and bells in a sentence
Every man I have met out here has the amazing guts to wear his crown of thorns as though it were a cap-and-bells.
Carry On | Coningsby DawsonI wonder where we could have him measured for a cap-and-bells.
Modern Flirtations | Catherine SinclairOften a man's own angry pride / Is cap-and-bells for a fool.
British Dictionary definitions for cap and bells
cap and bells
noun
the traditional garb of a court jester, including a cap with bells attached to it
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