mortarboard

English

Linus Pauling wearing a mortarboard

Etymology

From mortar +‎ board.

Noun

mortarboard (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

• (tool): hawk
• (clothing): cap

Translations

rectangular board with a handle

• German: Mörtelbrett n, Reibebrett n, Traufel (de) f , Glättkelle (de) f
• Russian: соко́л (ru) m (sokól), со́кол (ru) m (sókol), соколо́к (ru) m (sokolók)

cap

• German: Sponsionshut m, Doktorhut (de) m
• Polish: biret (pl) m
• Turkish: mezuniyet kepi