Cap-and-bells
a fool’s cap hung with bells.
Historical Examples
Modern Flirtations Catherine Sinclair
Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources James Wood
Carry On Coningsby Dawson
noun
the traditional garb of a court jester, including a cap with bells attached to it
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