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mortarboard

mor.tar.board \'mo.rt-*r-.bo-(*)rd, -.bo.(*)rd\ n 1a: HAWK  1b: a board or 
   platform about 3 feet square for holding mortar  2: an academic cap 
   consisting of a closely fitting headpiece with a broad f lat projecting 
   square top