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mortarboard definition

mortar·board (-bôrd′)

noun

  1. a square board with a handle beneath or with legs, used for holding mortar
  2. an academic cap with a square, flat, horizontal top, worn at commencements, etc. in schools and colleges

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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