fool's cap

noun

1. a traditional jester's cap or hood, often multicolored and usually having several drooping peaks from which bells are hung.
2. dunce cap.

fool's cap

noun

1. a hood or cap with bells or tassels, worn by court jesters
2. a dunce's cap

Word History and Origins

Origin of fool's cap¹

First recorded in 1625–35

Example Sentences

Mr. Gilroy hastily wrote upon a sheet of fools-cap paper, then handed it to Mr. Saunders to be signed by the applicants.

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The journal was printed half in English and half in Spanish, on cigarette paper about the size of a sheet of fools-cap.

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An allusion to the coxcomb, the invariable ornament to the fools cap, which Virtue wears on her head.

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An invitation to a "Folly Party" may be adorned with a picture of a fools cap and bells or a Jester.

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On the lambs head was placed a lawyers wig, surmounted with a fools cap.

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