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• n  a square board with a handle underneath; used by masons to hold or carry mortar
• n  an academic cap with a flat square with a tassel on top

• Gathering up his notes and books, he tucked his hornrimmed spectacles into the pocket of his tweed jacket and picked up his mortarboard.
• Barack Obama has filled his White House with all sorts of academic prodigies and propeller-heads, a crew more comfortable with the mortarboard than the flag pin.
• A four-cornered soft tarn with a gold tassel replaces the stiff mortarboard.

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News & Articles

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• Photos: Mortarboard fashion at 2013 Southern California graduations - from the ridiculous to the sublime
  Graduating students from Southern California high schools and colleges express their creativity atop their heads with artful, custom mortarboards.
  June 26, 2013 - Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
• Photos: Mortarboard fashion at 2013 San Bernardino area graduations
  Graduating students from Southern California high schools and colleges express their creativity atop their heads with artful, custom mortarboards.
  June 26, 2013 - San Bernardino Sun
• Verona-Cedar Grove Editorial: Five pieces of advice for the Class of 2013
  With a turn of the tassel and a quick, jubilant toss of the mortarboard, you'll soon set off on an incredible journey. Yes, seniors, it's time to say goodbye to the places you've called home for the past four years.
  June 21, 2013 - The Record

Quotes

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• Greg Craven in Brisbane Times
  Professor Craven said he believed employers would also benefit, as "they want more than a calculator in a mortarboard".