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fool's cap

noun

Etymology

From fool + -'s + cap.

  1. derived from caput
  2. derived from cappa
  3. inherited from *kappā✻ — “covering, hood, mantle”
  4. inherited from cæppe
  5. inherited from cappe
  6. compounded as fool's cap — “fool + -'s + cap”

Definitions

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

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