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What about the Chinse mortarboard-style cap worn by emperors (see [[Qin Shi Huang]])? --[[User:Dpr|Dpr]] 04:08, 24 October 2005 (UTC) |
What about the Chinse mortarboard-style cap worn by emperors (see [[Huang Di]] or [[Qin Shi Huang]])? --[[User:Dpr|Dpr]] 04:08, 24 October 2005 (UTC) |
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I just made a new page called Mortar Board (honor society). I think there should be a disambiguation page, but I do not know how to make one yet. |
I just made a new page called Mortar Board (honor society). I think there should be a disambiguation page, but I do not know how to make one yet. |
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Revision as of 20:10, 28 January 2007
What about the Chinse mortarboard-style cap worn by emperors (see Huang Di or Qin Shi Huang)? --Dpr 04:08, 24 October 2005 (UTC)
I just made a new page called Mortar Board (honor society). I think there should be a disambiguation page, but I do not know how to make one yet.
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Mortarboard is a solecism. This is an academic cap, as in cap and gown. Charles Matthews 17:39, 27 January 2006 (UTC)
Etymology
We have two claims I am not sure are compatible:
- The term "mortarboard" derives "from the French mortier, a type of toque";
- "Its colloquial name derives from its resemblance to the board upon which mortar is placed by a bricklayer."
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=mortar has mortier in the etymology, so it's just possible that both are right, but I am unsure. Does anyone know? —Vivacissamamente 05:08, 4 March 2006 (UTC)
Tassel traditions?
Details regarding the tassel ought to be mentioned here; where they came from, symbolism, and traditions (such as moving the tassel from one side to the other upon receiving one's diploma). ProhibitOnions 23:11, 4 April 2006 (UTC)