Dunce's Cap (Noun)
Meaning
A cone-shaped paper hat formerly placed on the head of slow or lazy pupils.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The embarrassed student reluctantly wore a dunce's cap in the corner of the classroom.
- The teacher placed a dunce's cap on the student's head, a symbol of his poor behavior.
- The dunce's cap hung from the ceiling, a constant reminder for students to behave.
- As the class's troublemaker, John had worn a dunce's cap more times than he could remember.
- Wearing a dunce's cap was every student's worst nightmare in Mrs. Johnson's strict classroom.