Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun dunce_cap

1 sense of dunce cap

Sense 1
dunce cap, dunce's cap, fool's cap -- (a cone-shaped paper hat formerly placed on the head of slow or lazy pupils)
       => hat, chapeau, lid -- (headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim)