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mortarboard
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun mortarboard has 2 senses
- mortarboard(n = noun.artifact) hawk - a square board with a handle underneath; used by masons to hold or carry mortar; Array is a kind of board
- mortarboard(n = noun.artifact) Array - an academic cap with a flat square with a tassel on top; Array is a part of academic costume
is a kind of cap
CIDE DICTIONARY
mortarboard, n.
- 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.
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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