dunce cap
pointed cap formerly used as school discipline
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dunce cap
Summary
dunce cap ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (438 views/month).[1]
Key Facts
- dunce is named after dunce cap[2].
- Duns Scotus is named after dunce cap[3].
- dunce cap is a type of cap[4].
- dunce cap is a type of pointed hat[5].
- dunce cap is used for public humiliation[6].
- dunce cap is used for school discipline[7].
- dunce cap's Commons category is recorded as Dunce caps[8].
- dunce cap's described by source is recorded as The Fairchild Books Dictionary of Fashion[9].
- dunce cap's different from is recorded as fool's cap[10].
- dunce cap's worn by is recorded as dunce[11].
- dunce cap's worn on is recorded as head[12].
- dunce cap's P14470 is recorded as Objects/Dunce_Cap[13].
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Definition and Type
Recorded subclass of include cap[4] and pointed hat[5].
Origins
Things named after include dunce[2], an ableism[14] and Duns Scotus[3], a philosopher[15], 1265–1308[16], of Kingdom of Scotland[17], specialised in philosophy[18].
Use and Application
Recorded has use include public humiliation[6] and school discipline[7].
Why It Matters
dunce cap ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (438 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]