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Mortarboard

noun
1.
A square board with a handle underneath; used by masons to hold or carry mortar.  Synonym: hawk.
2.
An academic cap with a flat square with a tassel on top.





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"Mortarboard" Quotes from Famous Books



... wear the traditional student's gown and mortarboard cap to classes. Professors wore floppy caps and similar gowns with indications of their rank on the sleeves, Doctor, Master or Batchelor. This garb dates from the Middle Ages, but is now only seen at Graduation Day and special university occasions, ...
— Tom Brown at Oxford • Thomas Hughes


Words linked to "Mortarboard" :   cap, academic costume, board


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