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mortarboard

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Noun
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mor=tar=board

CIDE DICTIONARY

mortarboardn. 
  •  A small square board with a handle beneath, for holding mortar; a hawk; used by masons to hold or carry mortar.  [1913 Webster]
  •  An academic cap topped by broad, projecting, stiff and flat square top, with a tassel attached to the top and hanging down. It was once worn by students in some colleges, but is now worn usually only at graduation ceremonies.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

mortarboard, n.
1 an academic cap with a stiff flat square top.
2 a flat board with a handle on the under-surface, for holding mortar in bricklaying etc.


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