laminboardn.
/ˈlamɪnbɔːd/ (A) composite board consisting of numerous thin strips of wood glued face to face between two facing sheets of wood (or laminated plastic).
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plywood1907
laminboard1927
ply1929
plyboard1929
block-board1932
improved wood1937
multi-ply1940
glulam1953
1927 S. B. Wainwright Mod. Plywood iii. 15 The newer forms of laminated wood,..generally known as laminboards.
1927 S. B. Wainwright Mod. Plywood vi. 24 Laminboards, 3/ 8″ thick or more, may be used..for ceilings or walls.
1927 S. B. Wainwright Mod. Plywood viii. 44 There is no risk of the joints opening, as the laminboards cannot shrink.
1938 Archit. Rev. 84 219 (caption) Veneered laminboard doors.
1965 Mallinson & Leigh Timber Trade Pract. (ed. 3) xxi. 286 In 1961 out of the total import of all these materials, plywood counted for 80%, blockboard, laminboard and battenboard accounted for 20% and of this the bulk was blockboard.
1971 Cabinet Maker & Retail Furnisher 24 Sept. 531/2 Work~tops are of laminboard which is bought in faced with Warerite.
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