The square academic cap, graduate cap, cap, mortarboard[1] (because of its similarity in appearance to the mortarboard used by brickmasons to hold mortar [2]) or Oxford cap[3] is an item of academic dress consisting of a horizontal square board fixed upon a skull-cap, with a tassel attached to the centre.

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2018年5月25日 · The meaning behind millions of students wearing the mortarboard hat at graduation is a case in point that I believe slipped through the cracks. After much research, I am convinced that the centuries-old tradition of wearing these funny-looking hats at graduation originated in the Middle Age stonemason apprenticeship schools of Europe.

2021年10月22日 · The initial design for mortarboards came from Italian-style birettas, hats worn by Roman Catholic clergymen. The biretta was tall and round and was slowly adapted by students into a design that was more comfortable and easier to wear. This, in turn, had an influence over what would later become official university dress.

2020年3月10日 · The square graduation cap, or ‘mortarboard’, has become a widely used symbol of academia and learning across the globe. Here, Churchill Gowns Director of Operations, Ruth Nicholls, explores the origins and development of this unusual looking hat.

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2023年10月3日 · The mortarboard hat, a recognizable academic headpiece distinguished by its flat, square-shaped board with a tassel hanging from the center, has a rich historical heritage that can be traced to British universities, especially Oxford and Cambridge.

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One of the signature symbols of graduation is the traditional cap and tassel, also known as a mortar board. The cap or mortar board has been in use since medieval times and is an original part of the official dress of scholars. This classic piece of graduation heritage has a history going back centuries, and at Graduat