construction paper
8
1.8
- noun
- /kənˈstrʌkʃən ˈpeɪpər/
- US
:
papel de construcción
- The children used colorful construction paper to create beautiful art projects during class.
- black construction paper
- piece of construction paper
- construction paper and glue
It was her alpha was made of construction paper.
- It was her alpha was made of construction paper.
Examples
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Last Christmas you wrote a letter to Santa Claus on green construction paper.
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Then I took out some construction paper, scissors, string, and set to work.
Fiction book (1996) -
I ended up spending the whole semester cutting things out of construction paper.
Academic text (1997) -
I was very excited about this and couldn't wait to get my hands on some construction paper.
Fiction book (2000) -
Poster board and construction paper are available at art and craft supply shops.
Academic text (1994) -
The invitation was printed on a small, modest square of construction paper.
Fiction book (1993) -
He made these construction paper flowers and they were on pipe cleaner stems.
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Bunny ears cut from construction paper swayed above their heads, a blur of lemon color.
Fiction book (1996) -
On the table near the couch is red construction paper for valentines, doilies, magic markers, etc.
Fiction book (1993) -
The parents glued photocopies of the monuments and buildings to construction paper to form postcards.
Academic text (2003)
Synonyms
4
3.4
Thick stiff paper people use to make cards and crafts
How Thick
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2.1
4
3.4
- US
8
1.8
1
2.4
9
1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
The constituents 'construction' (building/act of constructing) and 'paper' (sheets) do not directly yield the product sense 'thick, colored paper for arts and crafts.' A B1 learner might infer 'paper used in building' or be uncertain; the specialized meaning as children’s craft paper is a usage-specific extension, so the relation is partially clear but not fully predictable.
Etymology
Construction paper comes from school art projects where children used thick, colored sheets to 'construct' simple shapes and models. So the name links construction ('making things') and paper, and that is why it means thick colored paper for crafts.