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mortarboard
noun mor·tar·board \ˈmȯr-tər-ˌbȯrd\
: a hat with a flat square top that is worn for special ceremonies at some schools
Full Definition of MORTARBOARD
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: an academic cap consisting of a closely fitting headpiece with a broad flat projecting square top
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First Known Use of MORTARBOARD
1854
Rhymes with MORTARBOARD
aboveboard, beaverboard, bottle gourd, centerboard, checkerboard, circuit board, clavichord, College Board, cutting board, daggerboard, disaccord, diving board, drawing board, emery board, fiberboard, fingerboard, free on board, gold record, harpsichord, leaderboard, motherboard, of record, overboard, overlord, paddleboard, paperboard, pinafored, plasterboard, pompadoured, room and board, running board, sandwich board, shoulder board, shuffleboard, silver cord, smorgasbord, sounding board, spinal cord, storyboard, sweep the board, tape-record, teeterboard, tetrachord, untoward, weatherboard
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