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Definition of dunce’s cap noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

dunce’s cap

noun
 
/ˈdʌnsɪz kæp/
 
/ˈdʌnsɪz kæp/
(North American English also dunce cap)
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  1. a pointed hat that was sometimes given in the past to a child in a class at school who was slow to learnTopics Clothes and Fashionc2
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