Mortarboard - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈmɔːrtərˌbɔːrd|
Brit.
|ˈmɔːtəbɔːd|
noun
- a square board with a handle underneath; used by masons to hold or carry mortar (syn: hawk)
- an academic cap with a flat square with a tassel on top
- an academic cap with a flat square with a tassel on top
Extra examples
The students donned robes and mortarboards for graduation.
...saved the tassel from her mortarboard as a keepsake of her high school graduation...
Word forms
noun
singular: mortarboard
plural: mortarboards
singular: mortarboard
plural: mortarboards
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