"mortarboard" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: mortarboards [plural]
Etymology: From mortar + board. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|mortar|board}} mortar + board Head templates: {{en-noun}} mortarboard (plural mortarboards)
  1. A rectangular board, with a handle, on which mortar or plaster is carried: a hawk. Translations (rectangular board with a handle): Mörtelbrett [neuter] (German), Reibebrett [neuter] (German), Traufel [feminine] (German), Glättkelle [feminine] (German), соко́л (sokól) [masculine] (Russian), со́кол (sókol) [masculine] (Russian), соколо́к (sokolók) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-mortarboard-en-noun-MuLqNUqo Disambiguation of 'rectangular board with a handle': 99 1
  2. An academic cap that has a flat square top with a tassel. Categories (topical): Headwear Translations (cap): Sponsionshut [masculine] (German), Doktorhut [masculine] (German), biret [masculine] (Polish), mezuniyet kepi (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-mortarboard-en-noun-WtxnnY7I Disambiguation of Headwear: 16 84 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with German translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 75 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 20 80 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 21 79 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 83 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 17 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of 'cap': 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: cap [clothing, textiles, fashion, lifestyle, manufacturing, business] Synonyms (tool): hawk
Disambiguation of 'tool': 0 0

Inflected forms

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