Definition of "mortarboard" [mortarboard]

• A square board with a handle used for holding and carrying masonry mortar. (noun)
• An academic cap topped by a flat square. (noun)

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• "I'm looking forward to reading the "mortarboard" version after the Copenhagen conference."
• "Franz Mayer insisted on a three-month curing time for the "mortarboard," which accounts for the long lag time between demolition and installation."
• "And they put a mortarboard on her chair in the front row."