dunce caps

A form of 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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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of dunce cap
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APA

dunce caps. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dunce%20caps

MLA

“dunce caps.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dunce%20caps. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dunce caps,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dunce%20caps.

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