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cardstock

cardstock

4 3.4
Thick stiff paper people use to make cards and crafts
  • noun
  • /ˈkɑrdˌstɑk/
translation icon : cartulina
  • The students created their own shadow puppets from a pattern printed on cardstock.
  • cardstock paper

You're using really thick cardstock for a book and the books a little bit.

Examples

  • 1. Cut out a piece of patterned cardstock for the base of the card.

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  • The rectangles were each matted on brown cardstock, which helps unify the various patterns and shades of green.

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  • Pick a solid color cardstock to use to mount your letters.

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  • You can also make all of the numbers on your own with cardstock.

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  • I start with an 8.5" x 11" piece of colored cardstock as a base.

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  • I make a field trip there about once a year to stock up on cardstock and envelopes.

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  • I stamped the bat on white cardstock, colored it with Copic markers, and cut it out.

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  • Change the color of the font to the desired colors, and then paste the printouts to cardstock.

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  • To mix things up a bit, the final panel is a regular cardstock panel embossed with a wavy chevron-like pattern.

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  • For her birthday invitation, she chose a vibrant cardstock that made the design pop.

Synonyms

deckle-edged cardstock
vscardstock
  • Specialized
8.7

Thick paper with a rough, uneven edge like handmade paper

is the same thick stiff paper but without the decorative edge
cartridge paper
vscardstock
  • UK
4.8

Thick good quality paper for drawing or printing

is thicker stiff paper mainly for crafts and invitations

Compounds

8.7

Thick paper with a rough, uneven edge like handmade paper

How Thick

chipboard
  • UK
1 4.1
cardboard
147 1.0
cardstock
4 3.4
paper
1.0
tissue
107 1.0

Surface Forms

cardstock singular
cardstocks plural

Morphology

cardstock = card + stock (semi-transparent) = card + stock

The components 'card' and 'stock' are clear, but the specific meaning of 'thick, stiff paper' is a specialized use not immediately obvious from the components.

Etymology

Cardstock is simply the two words card + stock, where card means a 'card' like a greeting card or playing card and stock means 'material' or 'supply'. So, cardstock is the thick, stiff paper made as the material for cards and craft projects.