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单词 corkboard
释义

corkboard

[ kawrk-bawrd, -bohrd ]
/ ˈkɔrkˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd /

noun

an insulating material made of compressed cork, used in building, for industrial purposes, etc.
a bulletin board made of this material.

Origin of corkboard

First recorded in 1890–95; cork + board

Words nearby corkboard

corium, corixid, Corizza, cork, corkage, corkboard, cork cambium, corked, corker, corking, cork oak
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Example sentences from the Web for corkboard

  • They all have a corkboard or a dry erase board that was reserved for bad ideas.

    Jim Rash on ‘The Writers’ Room’ and the Future of ‘Community’|Kevin Fallon|April 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
  • On the wall to my left is a corkboard pinned with cards—each one a scene in my latest project.

    How I Write: Paul Lynch|Noah Charney|December 18, 2013|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for corkboard

corkboard
/ (ˈkɔːkˌbɔːd) /

noun

a thin slab made of granules of cork, used as a floor or wall finish and as an insulator
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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