binder's board
- noun
- Specialized
:
cartón de encuadernador
- After cutting the binder's board, she carefully glued the cloth onto it for the book cover.
Examples
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Traditional bookbinding often uses binder's board to provide sturdy covers.
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I bought some binder's boards for my project.
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The rare book had a binder's board cover that had warped with time.
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The binder's board is very durable.
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Traditional bookbinding often uses binder's board to provide sturdy covers.
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The rare book had a binder's board cover that had warped with time.
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After cutting the binder's board, she carefully glued the cloth onto it for the book cover.
Synonyms
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A stiff, thick paper used to make boxes and signs
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A strong, stiff cardboard made by gluing paper layers
Thick cardboard that people use to make book covers
How Firm
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- Specialized
- Specialized
147
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Surface Forms
Morphology
binder's + board
The meaning 'a strong cardboard material used by bookbinders' is directly derivable from 'binder's' (the possessive of 'binder', i.e. someone who binds books) + 'board' (a piece of flat material): it denotes the board belonging to or used by a binder. This straightforward possessive/compound pattern is common and predictable, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents can infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Binder's board is named after the person who makes books, a binder, and the stiff board they use to make covers. Bookbinders glued cloth or leather onto these strong boards to make hard covers, so today binder's board means 'strong cardboard used for book covers'.