mortarboardn.

Brit.

/ˈmɔːtəbɔːd/, U.S.

/ˈmɔrdərˌbɔrd/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mortar n.², board n.

Etymology: < mortar n.² + board n.With sense 2 perhaps compare mortier n.

1. Building. (Usually as two words or hyphenated.) A board for carrying or holding mortar; esp. a small (usually square) board with a handle on the underside, used by a bricklayer or plasterer. Cf. hawk n.³

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > equipment > building and constructing equipment > [noun] > masons' and bricklayers' tools > for carrying mortar

tray1350

hod1573

mortarboard1882

1761 J. Reed Register-office Prol. How loud the Roar, how dear the Rumble, When Scaffolds, Mortar-Boards, and Bricklayers tumble!

1856 W. Whitman Leaves of Grass (new ed.) 144 The piles of materials, the mortar on the mortar-boards.

1876 Encycl. Brit. IV. 457 [article Building] The mortar is placed on ledged boards about 3 feet square..; and the bricks are strewn on the scaffold between the mortar boards.

1882 F. Young Every Man his own Mechanic §1141 The mortar-board..is held in the left hand by the handle below while pointing.

1993 Collins Compl. DIY Man. (new ed.) iii. 157/2 Tip the mixed mortar plaster on to a dampened mortar board.

2. Originally slang. A close-fitting cap surmounted by a broader square of stiff cardboard or similar material, covered with black cloth and dressed with a tassel, and worn as an article of formal academic headwear, esp. at universities and colleges. Cf. catercap n., trencher-cap n.

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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > headgear > [noun] > cap > types of > denoting office or profession > academic

four-cornered capc1440

corner-cap1566

cornered cap1583

square cap1584

cap1611

university cap1646

trencher-cap1721

trencher1834

muffin cap1837

mortarboard1854

house cap1863

colleger1889

square1928

1854 ‘C. Bede’ Further Adventures Mr. Verdant Green (ed. 2) iii. 24 ‘I don't mind this 'ere mortar-board’..as he pointed to the academical cap.

1895 E. Radford Old & New ii. 72 'Neath a borrowed mortar-board Mere ghosts of knowledge dwelt.

1908 L. M. Montgomery Anne of Green Gables xxxiv. 391 Anne saw herself winning the..scholarship..and graduating in a gown and mortar-board.

1947 Isis 19 Nov. 10/2 Gradual change in the shape of mortar-boards.

1987 B. Duffy World as I found It (1990) 90 Moore had arrived late for this ritual in a rumpled, lint-speckled gown and a mortarboard missing a tassel.

1999 Boards May 4/1 It's going to mean three years of hard graft before you can don that flat rockered mortar board, sash and flowing gown at the award ceremony.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mortarboard
释义	mortarboardn. Brit. /ˈmɔːtəbɔːd/, U.S. /ˈmɔrdərˌbɔrd/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mortar n.², board n. Etymology: < mortar n.² + board n.With sense 2 perhaps compare mortier n. 1. Building. (Usually as two words or hyphenated.) A board for carrying or holding mortar; esp. a small (usually square) board with a handle on the underside, used by a bricklayer or plasterer. Cf. hawk n.³ ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > building and constructing equipment > [noun] > masons' and bricklayers' tools > for carrying mortar tray1350 hod1573 mortarboard1882 1761 J. Reed Register-office Prol. How loud the Roar, how dear the Rumble, When Scaffolds, Mortar-Boards, and Bricklayers tumble! 1856 W. Whitman Leaves of Grass (new ed.) 144 The piles of materials, the mortar on the mortar-boards. 1876 Encycl. Brit. IV. 457 [article Building] The mortar is placed on ledged boards about 3 feet square..; and the bricks are strewn on the scaffold between the mortar boards. 1882 F. Young Every Man his own Mechanic §1141 The mortar-board..is held in the left hand by the handle below while pointing. 1993 Collins Compl. DIY Man. (new ed.) iii. 157/2 Tip the mixed mortar plaster on to a dampened mortar board. 2. Originally slang. A close-fitting cap surmounted by a broader square of stiff cardboard or similar material, covered with black cloth and dressed with a tassel, and worn as an article of formal academic headwear, esp. at universities and colleges. Cf. catercap n., trencher-cap n. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > headgear > [noun] > cap > types of > denoting office or profession > academic four-cornered capc1440 corner-cap1566 cornered cap1583 square cap1584 cap1611 university cap1646 trencher-cap1721 trencher1834 muffin cap1837 mortarboard1854 house cap1863 colleger1889 square1928 1854 ‘C. Bede’ Further Adventures Mr. Verdant Green (ed. 2) iii. 24 ‘I don't mind this 'ere mortar-board’..as he pointed to the academical cap. 1895 E. Radford Old & New ii. 72 'Neath a borrowed mortar-board Mere ghosts of knowledge dwelt. 1908 L. M. Montgomery Anne of Green Gables xxxiv. 391 Anne saw herself winning the..scholarship..and graduating in a gown and mortar-board. 1947 Isis 19 Nov. 10/2 Gradual change in the shape of mortar-boards. 1987 B. Duffy World as I found It (1990) 90 Moore had arrived late for this ritual in a rumpled, lint-speckled gown and a mortarboard missing a tassel. 1999 Boards May 4/1 It's going to mean three years of hard graft before you can don that flat rockered mortar board, sash and flowing gown at the award ceremony. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1761
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