fool's cap

Example Sentences

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He puts on his fool’s cap and plays and dances and hopes he amuses.”

From New York Times • Mar. 24, 2023

"Troel" is quite the fantastical creature with his carrot-shaped nose, crooked fool's cap, wispy beard and blearily closed eyes.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 27, 2012

Over the burgher's shoulder, Jordaens has painted himself, sporting a fool's cap.

From Time Magazine Archive

My fool’s cap was a vcasque, and my vbauble a truncheon.

From The Literary World Seventh Reader by Metcalf, John Calvin

"Because you prefer a fool's cap to a king's crown," he answered, looking significantly at her companion.

From Under the Rose by Isham, Frederic Stewart