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Noun: mortarboard  'mortur`bord
  1. A square board with a handle underneath; used by masons to hold or carry mortar
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  2. An academic cap with a flat square with a tassel on top

Derived forms: mortarboards

Type of: board, cap

Part of: academic costume

Encyclopedia: Mortarboard