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fool's cap
noun
- a traditional jester's cap or hood, often multicolored and usually having several drooping peaks from which bells are hung.
fool's cap
noun
- a hood or cap with bells or tassels, worn by court jesters
- a dunce's cap
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Word History and Origins
Origin of fool's cap1
First recorded in 1625–35
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Example Sentences
Mr. Gilroy hastily wrote upon a sheet of fools-cap paper, then handed it to Mr. Saunders to be signed by the applicants.
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The journal was printed half in English and half in Spanish, on cigarette paper about the size of a sheet of fools-cap.
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An allusion to the coxcomb, the invariable ornament to the fools cap, which Virtue wears on her head.
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An invitation to a "Folly Party" may be adorned with a picture of a fools cap and bells or a Jester.
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On the lambs head was placed a lawyers wig, surmounted with a fools cap.
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