| NOUN | artifact | mortarboard, hawk | a square board with a handle underneath |
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| artifact | mortarboard | an academic cap with a flat square with a tassel on top |
| Meaning | A square board with a handle underneath; used by masons to hold or carry mortar. | |
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| Synonym | hawk | |
| Broader | board | A flat piece of material designed for a special purpose |
| Meaning | An academic cap with a flat square with a tassel on top. | |
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| Part of | academic costume | A costume worn on formal occasions by the faculty or students of a university / university or college |
| Broader | cap | A tight-fitting headdress |
| Spanish | birrete | |
| Catalan | birret | |
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