mortarboard

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noun

A rectangular board, with a handle, on which mortar or plaster is carried: a hawk.

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Meanings

nounmortarboard (plural mortarboards)

plural mortarboards

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

Synonyms & antonyms

tool

Similar
hawk
Similar
cap

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

Similar
hawk
Broader
board
Also see
hawk

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From mortar + board.

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Translations

Bulgarian маламашка
  • маламашка (malamaška)rectangular board with a handle
German Mörtelbrett, Reibebrett
  • Mörtelbrettrectangular board with a handle
  • Reibebrettrectangular board with a handle
  • Traufelrectangular board with a handle
  • Glättkellerectangular board with a handle
  • Sponsionshutcap
  • Doktorhutcap
Polish paca murarska, biret
  • paca murarskarectangular board with a handle
  • biretcap
Russian соко́л, со́кол
  • соко́л (sokól)rectangular board with a handle
  • со́кол (sókol)rectangular board with a handle
  • соколо́к (sokolók)rectangular board with a handle
Turkish mezuniyet kepi
  • mezuniyet kepicap
Cite this entry
APA

mortarboard. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mortarboard

MLA

“mortarboard.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mortarboard. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mortarboard,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mortarboard.

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