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Definition: Mortarboard |
MortarboardNoun1. A square board with a handle; used by masons to hold or carry mortar. 2. An academic cap topped by a flat square with a tassel. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "mortarboard" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1908. (references) |
(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
The mortarboard is believed to have evolved from the biretta, a similar-looking hat worn by Christian clergy -- both are derivative of the Roman pileus quadratum. It was originally reserved for holders of masters degrees, but was later adopted by bachelors and undergraduates. Doctorate-holders of some universities wear the mortarboard, although the round bonnet is more common in Britain while the 4, 6, or 8 cornered "tam" is on ascendency in the U.S. In the U.S., the mortarboard is also worn by high school graduates during the presentation of their diplomas.
Until the second half of the 20th century, mortarboards were often worn by scoolteachers, and the hat remains an icon of the teaching profession. It is seen most often in comic representations of teachers, for example in the Bash Street Kids cartoon strip.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Mortarboard."
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
mortarboard | 6 |
mortarboard placement proper tassel | 3 |
history mortarboard | 3 |
blue mortarboard | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "mortarboard"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | dërrasë për gëlqere ndërtimi. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | لوح الملاط, القلنسوة الجامعية. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | маламашка (hawk). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | mortier (lean mortar, mortar, morter). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | mörtelbrett. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | σανίδα για πηλασβέστο. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | כף סי"ים (hawk, trowel). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | sparviere. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | claare-edd, claare mortyr. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ortarboardmay cocho de pedreiro. (various references) сокол (duck hawk, falcon, hawk, tercel, tiercel). (various references) zidarska daska, pljosnata studentska kapa. (various references) toca (bonnet), birrete (beret, biretta, cap). (various references) murbruksbräda. (various references) kep (bonnet, cap, tile), harç tahtası (hawk), üniversite mezuniyet kepi. (various references) сокіл (falcon, hawk). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Words beginning with "mortarboard": mortarboards. (additional references) | |
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"Mortarboard" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: morterboard. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-b-d-m-o-o-r-r-r-t" | |
-3 letters: barrator, tramroad. | |
-4 letters: barroom, doormat, matador. | |
-5 letters: abator, aboard, abroad, arroba, mortar, orator, rabato, ramrod, tabard. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-a-b-d-m-o-o-r-r-r-t" | |
+1 letter: mortarboards. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)4D 6F 72 74 61 72 62 6F 61 72 64 |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001101 01101111 01110010 01110100 01100001 01110010 01100010 01101111 01100001 01110010 01100100 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)M o r t a r b o a r d |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)004D 006F 0072 0074 0061 0072 0062 006F 0061 0072 0064 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)4781848667846881678470 |
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