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Meanings of mortarboard in English

A square board with a handle underneath; used by masons to hold or carry mortar.

Usage of mortarboard in English
1
On it stood the Principal, impressive as always in his gown and mortarboard.
Alice in quantumland: an allegory of quantum physics
2
He pulled the trowel out of the mortarboard and picked up a brick.
The bricklayer
3
The monkey clapped his little hands, lifted his mortarboard, and grinned.
The Neverending Story
4
A girl smiled from under a tasseled mortarboard, curly black hair framing her face.
Bones in Her Pocket
5
He dons a Faustus disguise of robe, greasepaint mustache, spectacles and mortarboard and approaches Martin.
Sympathy for the devil
6
This is your chance to go to the head of the class, mortarboard and all.
The stand
7
Laughing, she'd tossed her mortarboard in the air.
Her mother's hope
8
She found Erika Berger, eighteen years old, with a mortarboard and a sunny smile with dimples.
The girl who kicked the hornet's nest
9
Take a tour around Mzansi in mortarboard and robes with our roll call of higher ed beauties.
The South African
10
The monkey lifted his mortarboard and grinned.
The Neverending Story
11
A few of the students had messages of protest attached to their traditional "mortarboard" graduation caps.
Reuters
12
Ed Walsh, formidable former president of Limerick University, has hung up his mortarboard and become a silversmith instead.
The Irish Times
13
It's one of those... a mortarboard.
The reversal
14
Take a tour around Mzansi in mortarboard and robes with...
The South African
15
I can wear the veil under my mortarboard, we can go straight to the church after we get our diplomas.
Flesh and blood
16
He removes his mortarboard and replaces it with Mickey Mouse ears to reminisce about the seniors' trip to Disney World.
Making toast
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