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dunce cap

dunce cap noun: a conical hat that a school pupil is forced to wear to indicate that the person is a dunce.

dunce cap: a conical hat that a school pupil is forced to wear to indicate that the person is a dunce
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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

dunce cap meaning in Arabic

dunce cap in Arabic

Conical hat
قبعَة الأغبياء

Synonyms of dunce cap

Forms of dunce cap

pluraldunce caps
alternative formdunce's cap

Questions about dunce cap

What does dunce cap mean?
Dunce cap means a conical hat that a school pupil is forced to wear to indicate that the person is a dunce.
What is dunce cap in Arabic?
Dunce cap in Arabic is قبعَة الأغبياء. See Dunce cap meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is dunce cap?
Dunce cap is a noun.
What is the plural of dunce cap?
The plural of dunce cap is dunce caps.

Words near dunce cap in the dictionary

  1. Duncans Creek
  2. Duncanson
  3. Duncansons
  4. Duncanville
  5. dunce
  6. dunce cap
  7. dunce caps
  8. dunce hat
  9. dunce hats
  10. dunce's cap
  11. duncedom

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