dunce cap

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A conical hat one is forced to wear to indicate he is a dunce
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
tall conical hat once worn by poor or lazy students as punishment
a cone-shaped paper hat formerly placed on the head of slow or lazy pupils
dunce caps
plural form of dunce cap
dunce's cap
a tall pointed hat that a stupid student had to wear in school in the past
dunce's cap
{i} tall conical hat once worn by poor or lazy students as punishment
dunce cap

    Synonyme

    dunce hat

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    Etymologie

    [ 'd&n(t)s ] (noun.) 1587. John Duns Scotus, whose once accepted writings were ridiculed in the 16th century.
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