mortarboard

• Sustantivo con dos significados distintos: una tabla cuadrada con mango que usan los albañiles para sostener o transportar mortero, o un birrete académico con parte superior plana y cuadrada y borla, que se lleva en las ceremonias de graduación.

A noun with two distinct meanings: a square board with a handle used by masons to hold or carry mortar, or an academic cap with a flat square top and a tassel, worn during graduation ceremonies.

1. Masonry toolB2formal

   A square board with a handle underneath, used by masons to hold or carry mortar.

   llana de albañil para transporte de mortero

   • The bricklayer carried a fresh load of mortar on his mortarboard.
   • He cleaned the mortarboard after finishing the wall.
   • The apprentice learned to balance the mortarboard while working.

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2. B1formal

   A traditional flat, square academic cap with a tassel, worn during graduation ceremonies.

   Birrete académico

   • Graduates tossed their mortarboards into the air in celebration.
   • She adjusted her mortarboard before walking across the stage.
   • The tassel on the mortarboard is moved from right to left after receiving the diploma.

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