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mortarboards

mortarboards is the plural of mortarboard.

Meaning of mortarboard

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.

Questions about mortarboards

What is mortarboards the plural of?
Mortarboards is the plural of mortarboard.

Words near mortarboards in the dictionary

  1. mortar and pestle
  2. mortar hoe
  3. mortar hoes
  4. Mortara
  5. mortarboard
  6. mortarboards
  7. mortared
  8. mortaria
  9. mortaring
  10. mortarium
  11. mortarless

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