"dunce hat" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dunce hats [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} dunce hat (plural dunce hats)
  1. (historical) A conical hat that a school pupil is made to wear to indicate that he/she is a dunce. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Headwear
    Sense id: en-dunce_hat-en-noun-UfkDRmyw Disambiguation of Headwear: 72 28 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 64 36 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 63 37 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 66 34
  2. (topology) 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. Categories (topical): Topology
    Sense id: en-dunce_hat-en-noun-NoiBtiqf Topics: mathematics, sciences, topology
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms (both senses): dunce cap
Disambiguation of 'both senses': 48 52

Inflected forms

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