pasteboard

[ peyst-bawrd, -bohrd ]

/ ˈpeɪstˈbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd /

noun

a stiff, firm board made of sheets of paper pasted or layers of paper pulp pressed together.

Older Slang. a card, as a visiting card or a playing card.

Older Slang. a ticket, as for the theater.

adjective

made of pasteboard.

unsubstantial, flimsy, or sham.

Origin of pasteboard

First recorded in 1540–50; paste + board

OTHER WORDS FROM pasteboard

pasteboardy, adjective

Words nearby pasteboard

Passy, past, pasta, past continuous, paste, pasteboard, pastedown, pastel, pastelist, pastel orange, paste mold

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Example sentences from the Web for pasteboard

And I'm just as sure he never saw that bit of pasteboard, for Lew would never slip up that way.
The Young Wireless Operator--As a Fire Patrol|Lewis E. Theiss
She mechanically fingered the pasteboard and stared straight ahead.
Freckles|Gene Stratton-Porter
I crumpled up the dainty glossy bit of pasteboard and flung it aside.
Vendetta|Marie Corelli
In reply Norton took from his pocket two bits of pasteboard and laid them on the desk.
The Million Dollar Mystery|Harold MacGrath

Reaching into his pocket, he pulled out the pasteboard box, with the French jeweler's name engraved on the lid.
Linda Carlton, Air Pilot|Edith Lavell

British Dictionary definitions for pasteboard

pasteboard

/ (ˈpeɪstˌbɔːd) /

noun

a stiff board formed from layers of paper or pulp pasted together, esp as used in bookbinding
(as modifier)a pasteboard book cover

slang a card or ticket

adjective

flimsy; insubstantial

sham; fake

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	pasteboard
释义	pasteboard [ peyst-bawrd, -bohrd ] / ˈpeɪstˈbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd / noun a stiff, firm board made of sheets of paper pasted or layers of paper pulp pressed together. Older Slang. a card, as a visiting card or a playing card. Older Slang. a ticket, as for the theater. adjective made of pasteboard. unsubstantial, flimsy, or sham. Origin of pasteboard First recorded in 1540–50; paste + board OTHER WORDS FROM pasteboard pasteboardy, adjective Words nearby pasteboard Passy, past, pasta, past continuous, paste, pasteboard, pastedown, pastel, pastelist, pastel orange, paste mold Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pasteboard And I'm just as sure he never saw that bit of pasteboard, for Lew would never slip up that way. The Young Wireless Operator--As a Fire Patrol\|Lewis E. Theiss She mechanically fingered the pasteboard and stared straight ahead. Freckles\|Gene Stratton-Porter I crumpled up the dainty glossy bit of pasteboard and flung it aside. Vendetta\|Marie Corelli In reply Norton took from his pocket two bits of pasteboard and laid them on the desk. The Million Dollar Mystery\|Harold MacGrath Reaching into his pocket, he pulled out the pasteboard box, with the French jeweler's name engraved on the lid. Linda Carlton, Air Pilot\|Edith Lavell British Dictionary definitions for pasteboard pasteboard / (ˈpeɪstˌbɔːd) / noun a stiff board formed from layers of paper or pulp pasted together, esp as used in bookbinding (as modifier)a pasteboard book cover slang a card or ticket adjective flimsy; insubstantial sham; fake Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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