‘____’ refers to graduate students getting their master’s or doctor’s degrees. (That’s a new one to me!)

noun

1. A covering for a hawk's head and eyes
2. A covering for a horse's head
3. An ornamental scarf worn over an academic gown that indicates by its color the wearer's college or university
4. A color marking or crest on the head of an animal or an expansion of the head that suggests a hood
5. Something resembling a hood in form or use
6. A cover for parts of mechanisms
7. A top cover over the passenger section of a vehicle usually designed to be folded back
8. An enclosure or canopy provided with a draft for carrying off fumes, sprays, smokes, or dusts
9. A covering for an opening (such as a companion hatch) on a boat