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The mortarboard may have developed from the biretta, a similar-looking hat worn by Roman Catholic clergy. The biretta itself may have been a development of the Roman pileus quadratus, a type of skullcap with superposed square and tump (meaning small mound). A reinvention of this type of cap is known as the Bishop Andrewes cap.
A cap worn by university students in various European countries. Sun hat: A hat which shades the face and shoulders from the sun. Tam o' Shanter: A Scottish wool hat originally worn by men. Taqiyah: A round fabric cap worn by Muslim men. Tengkolok: A traditional Malay, Indonesian and Bruneian male headwear.
Caps – The mortarboard cap is recommended in the Code, and the material required to match the gown, with the exception that doctoral regalia can instead use a velvet four-, six-, or eight-sided tam, but the four-sided mortarboard-shaped tam in velvet is what the Code seems to recommend here; the only color called for is black, in all cases ...
Most caps are made of wool felt or velvet, and have the same basic shape of a Nordic student cap or a mariner's cap with a black beak but with a different cockade, cap badge and colors, depending on the affiliation. All students enrolled at a university are entitled to wear a standard student cap which has a white crown, a black band, and a ...
A graduation tam is an headwear item of academic regalia in some institutions. They take the place of a mortarboard and are made of black velvet with a soft top. Graduation tams are prescribed for those who have graduated with a master's or doctoral degree, and can have four, six, or eight sides, depending on the degree.
‘I wanted to give her a few things for those important moments that I’m going to miss’
Kindergarten teacher Jeff Berry gave a touching speech at the Lawrence High School graduation on June 18, recognizing that many of the grads had been part of his kindergarten class when he began ...
Pre-World War II graduation photographs frequently show Durham doctors who are members of Convocation wearing the habit beneath their full-dress doctoral gown and hood. The Chancellor and the Vice-Chancellor were formerly directed [ 14 ] to wear the Convocation Habit under their gold- and silver-laced gowns, "or Scarlet Habit if not holding a ...