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Cap and bells

Cap and bells

Type of hat most commonly worn by jesters

For other uses, see Cap and bells (disambiguation) and Foolscap.

The cap and bells is a type of fool's cap with bells worn by a court fool or jester.[1] The bells were also added to the dangling sleeves and announced the appearance of the jester.[2][3]

A jester with a cap and bells

Forms

The cap and bells could be in the following forms:[2]

Other forms of fool's cap in England were shaped like a monk's cowl with ass's ears, a high-pointed cap covered with bells, or a round cap with an imposing feather.[4][unreliable source?]

References

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  1. [1]
    Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged
  2. [2]
    Lucy Barton, Historic Costumes for the Stage, p. 221
  3. [3]
    ISBN 1412834988, p. 113
  4. [4]
    Singleton, Esther (1891). "The Court Jesters of England". Cosmopolitan. Vol. 11. p. 445.
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