mortarboard
Square academic hat
A mortarboard is the flat, square-topped cap worn at academic ceremonies—graduations, commencements, and formal university occasions.
The name comes from its resemblance to the board used by masons for holding mortar.
Separately, a mortarboard is that mason's tool itself: a flat board with a handle underneath for carrying wet mortar.
Covering for top
- tasselOrnamental hanging cluster
- gownLong formal garment
- commencementAct of starting
- diplomaAcademic completion document
valedictorian · salutatorian · procession · baccalaureate · convocation · regalia · hood · robe
cap
Covering for top
- tasselOrnamental hanging cluster
- gownLong formal garment
- commencementAct of starting
diploma · valedictorian · salutatorian · procession · baccalaureate · convocation · regalia · hood · robe · conferral
bachelor's
First university degree
- master'sAdvanced graduate credential
- doctorateHighest academic credential awarded
- graduateOne who earned degree
thesis · dissertation · university · college · professor · academia · dean · major · minor · curriculum
trowel
Flat blade for spreading
bricklaying · pointing · grout · stucco · concrete · laying · jointing · hawk · float · screed
- headwearhat, cap, helmet, crown, hood
- collegecampus, courses, application, dorms, dorm room
- graduationcap and gown, diploma frame, graduation ceremony, graduate, commencement address
- graduation photoscap and gown, diploma, tassel, senior portrait, yearbook photo
- school memorabiliayearbook, class ring, diploma frame, letterman jacket, graduation tassel
- academic ceremoniescommencement, convocation, graduation, baccalaureate, matriculation
mortarboarddunce cap
Conical humiliation headwear
baseball cap · beanie · snapback · trucker hat · bandana