mortarboard

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mortarboard

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From mortar + board.

noun mortarboards

A rectangular board, with a handle, on which mortar or plaster is carried: a hawk.
An academic cap that has a flat square top with a tassel.

Similar: hawk, cap

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noun

Similar: hawk, cap

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noun rectangular board with a handle

Deutsch	Mörtelbrett, Reibebrett, Traufel, Glättkelle
Русский	соко́л sokól, со́кол sókol, соколо́к sokolók

noun cap

Deutsch	Sponsionshut, Doktorhut

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"mortarboard." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/mortarboard. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{mortarboard_2026,
  title = {mortarboard},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mortarboard},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}