"fool's cap" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From fool + -'s + cap. Etymology templates: {{com|en|fool|-'s|cap}} fool + -'s + cap Head templates: {{head|en|noun|head=fool's cap}} fool's cap
  1. A cap, usually brightly colored with bells and tassels, as worn by a court jester or fool. Categories (topical): Headwear Related terms: foolscap Translations (cap with bells and tassels): sotskap (Afrikaans), narrekap (Afrikaans), 小丑帽 (xiǎochǒumào) (Chinese Mandarin), zotskap [feminine] (Dutch), narrenkap [feminine] (Dutch), narrinhattu (Finnish), bonnet de fou [masculine] (French), bonnet de bouffon [masculine] (French), Narrenkappe [feminine] (German), berretto a sonagli (Italian), berretto da giullare [masculine] (Italian), narrelue [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), narrehette [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), carapuça com guizos [feminine] (Portuguese), шутовско́й колпа́к (šutovskój kolpák) (Russian), дура́цки́й колпа́к (duráckíj kolpák) [archaic] (Russian), narrmössa [common-gender] (Swedish)

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