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mortarboard in WordNet English dictionary

noun
  1. a square board with a handle underneath; used by masons to hold or carry mortar
    mortarboard  hawk 
  2. an academic cap with a flat square with a tassel on top
    mortarboard 
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mortarboard in English Wiktionary

 
  1. (noun) A square board, with a handle, on which mortar or plaster is carried: a hawk#Etymology 2/hawk.
  2. (noun) An academic cap that has a flat square top with a tassel
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