PASTEBOARD

pasteboard

(noun) stiff cardboard made by pasting together layers of paper

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

pasteboard (countable and uncountable, plural pasteboards)

(usually, uncountable) Card stock.

(computing, countable) A widget allowing multiple users to paste and share text or other items.

Adjective

pasteboard (not comparable)

(figurative) unsubstantial; flimsy

Source: Wiktionary


Paste"board`, n.

1. A stiff thick kind of paper board, formed of several single sheets pasted one upon another, or of paper macerated and pressed into molds, etc.

2. (Cookery)

Definition: A board on which pastry dough is rolled; a molding board.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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