cardboard
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1card·board

noun \ˈkärd-ˌbrd\

Definition of CARDBOARD

: a material made from cellulose fiber (as wood pulp) like paper but usually thicker
card·boardy \-ˌbr-dē\ adjective

Examples of CARDBOARD

  1. Cover the windows with cardboard.

First Known Use of CARDBOARD

1831

2cardboard

adjective

Definition of CARDBOARD

1
: made of or as if of cardboard
2
: unreal, stereotyped <a play with cardboard characters>

Examples of CARDBOARD

  1. The play had cardboard characters.

First Known Use of CARDBOARD

1852

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