pasteboard
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- noun
- /ˈpeɪstˌbɔrd/
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- pasteboard cover
- paper mounted on pasteboard
He says he's got a pasteboard mask of a face, but I'll strike through the mask and find out what's behind.
- He says he's got a pasteboard mask of a face, but I'll strike through the mask and find out what's behind.
Examples
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The first was a heavy pasteboard card.
Fiction book (1994) -
The little pasteboard square had given her the answer to the question she'd asked herself.
Fiction book (1994) -
These are cheap, temporary pasteboard covers that normally would have been replaced.
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Gray pasteboard packets with no brand names.
Fiction book (1998) -
Printed on the brown pasteboard cover was the original title: Philosophische Fragmente.
Academic text (1998) -
The sign hung a little crooked on the doorknob, a pasteboard clock face with movable hands.
Fiction book (1994) -
The children used colorful pasteboard to create their art projects for school.
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She carefully cut out shapes from the stiff pasteboard to make a model of the village.
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The pasteboard used for the invitations was strong enough to hold the printed details without bending.
Synonyms
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A stiff, thick paper used to make boxes and signs
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A thick, stiff piece of cardboard used to make posters and signs
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A thick, stiff type of paper used for boxes and signs
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A thick, stiff paper used to make posters and signs
A stiff thick board that people use to make or strengthen book covers and boxes
Thick cardboard that people use to make book covers
A strong cardboard used to make hard covers for books
Thick, stiff paper used to make boxes and packaging
A stiff, thick paper used for making covers or mounting pictures
How Thick
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Pasteboard is made from paste and board, where 'paste' means 'glue' and 'board' means 'a flat piece'; it originally meant a board made by sticking paper layers together, which is why today it means a stiff, strong kind of cardboard.