Meaning

1 senses
  1. A cap, usually brightly colored with bells and tassels, as worn by a court jester or fool.

    Narrenkappe

    шутовско́й колпа́кšutovskój kolpák, дура́цки́й колпа́кduráckíj kolpák

More definitions
  • a cone-shaped paper hat formerly placed on the head of slow or lazy pupils

Translations

6 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
cap with bells and tassels:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
cap with bells and tassels:

Origin

From fool + -'s + cap.

From fool + -'s + cap.

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Forms

plural: fool's caps
Singularfool's cap
Pluralfool's caps

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

1 related words
Relatedfoolscap

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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