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A cap and bells is a type of fool's cap, a cap with bells worn by a court fool or jester.

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The cap and bells could be in the following forms:

  • with "ass's ears" and an "ass's tail", often curling forward
  • with two horns
  • with a "cockscomb" crest
  • Bells were also added to the dangling sleeves. The bells announced the appearance of the jester.

    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.

    The cap and bells a poem by william butler yeats


    References

    Cap and bells Wikipedia