Mortarboard

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A square board with a handle used for holding and carrying masonry mortar.
  • n. An academic cap topped by a flat square.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A square board, with a handle, on which mortar or plaster is carried: a hawk.
  • n. An academic cap that has a flat square top with a tassel.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A small square board with a handle beneath, for holding mortar; a hawk; used by masons to hold or carry mortar.
  • n. 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.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A board, generally square, used by masons to hold mortar for plastering.
  • n. A square-crowned academic cap.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a square board with a handle underneath; used by masons to hold or carry mortar
  • n. an academic cap with a flat square with a tassel on top
    • Equivalent
    mortar board   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    board    cap   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    hawk    cap   
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