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dunce hat

dunce hat noun: a conical hat that a school pupil is made to wear to indicate that he/she is a dunce.

dunce hat: a conical hat that a school pupil is made to wear to indicate that he/she is a dunce
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Noun

dunce hat (plural dunce hats)

  1. (historical) A conical hat that a school pupil is made to wear to indicate that he/she 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 cap

Synonyms of dunce hat

Forms of dunce hat

pluraldunce hats

Questions about dunce hat

What does dunce hat mean?
Dunce hat means a conical hat that a school pupil is made to wear to indicate that he/she is a dunce.
What part of speech is dunce hat?
Dunce hat is a noun.
What is the plural of dunce hat?
The plural of dunce hat is dunce hats.

Words near dunce hat in the dictionary

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

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