dunce cap

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A conical hat that a school pupil is forced to wear to indicate that the person 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.

Word forms

dunce cap dunce caps dunce's cap

Synonyms

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