pasteboard
pasteboard Lexical Profile
pasteboard Game Scores & Validity
• adjective
Made or constructed of stiff layered paper or cardboard.
"She stored the antique ornaments inside a small pasteboard box lined with tissue paper."
Flimsy, unconvincing, or lacking depth and authenticity.
"Critics complained that the novel was populated by predictable, pasteboard villains."
• noun
A stiff material made by pasting together several sheets of paper or by pressing paper pulp into moulds.
"The bookbinder used heavy pasteboard to reinforce the covers of the ledger."
An item made of stiff card, such as a playing card, visiting card, or admission ticket (dated or informal).
"The gentleman left his pasteboard on the silver tray in the front hall."
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Word Origin & Etymology
First recorded in the early 16th century, formed as a compound of 'paste' and 'board' in reference to the manufacturing process of gluing multiple layers of paper together.