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mor·tar·board    Audio Help   [mawr-ter-bawrd, -bohrd] Pronunciation Key
–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.

[Origin: 1850–55; mortar2 + board]
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mor·tar·board    Audio Help   (môr'tər-bôrd', -bōrd')  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. A square board with a handle used for holding and carrying masonry mortar.
  2. An academic cap topped by a flat square.

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mortarboard

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

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