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mor·tar·board

   [mawr-ter-bawrd, -bohrd]
noun
1.
a board, usually square, used by masons to hold mortar.
2.
Also called cap. a cap with a close-fitting crown surmounted by a stiff, flat, square piece from which a tassel hangs, worn as part of academic costume.
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Origin:
1850–55; mortar2 + board
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mortarboard
"academic cap," 1854, from mortar (1) + board (1); so called because it resembles a mason's square board for carrying mortar.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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