fool's cap

See also foolscap

English

Fool's cap.

Etymology

fool (“jester, entertainer”) + cap

Noun

fool’s cap

1. A cap, usually brightly coloured with bells and tassels, as worn by a court jester or fool.

Translations

A cap, usually brightly coloured with bells and tassels, as worn by a court jester or fool

• Finnish: narrinhattu (fi)
• German: Narrenkappe (de) f

• Russian: шутовской колпак (ru) (šutovskój kolpák), (archaic) дурацкий колпак (ru) (duráckíj kolpák)

Related terms

• foolscap