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dunce's cap

dunce's cap is the alternative form of dunce cap.

Meaning of dunce cap

Noun

dunce cap (plural dunce caps)

  1. A conical hat that a school pupil is forced to wear to indicate that the person is a dunce.
  2. The topological space obtained by identifying the sides comprising the boundary of a triangle, two sides with consistent orientation and the third with the reverse orientation.
    Synonyms:
    dunce hat

Forms of dunce's cap

pluraldunce's caps

Questions about dunce's cap

What is dunce's cap the alternative form of?
Dunce's cap is the alternative form of dunce cap.

Words near dunce's cap in the dictionary

  1. dunce
  2. dunce cap
  3. dunce caps
  4. dunce hat
  5. dunce hats
  6. dunce's cap
  7. duncedom
  8. duncehead
  9. dunceheads
  10. duncehood
  11. dunceish

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