Bristol board

American  

noun

1. a fine, smooth pasteboard that is sometimes glazed.

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Bristol board British  

noun

1. a heavy smooth cardboard of fine quality, used for printing and drawing

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Etymology

Origin of Bristol board

First recorded in 1800–10

Example Sentences

At first, attempts to fill pristine journals and crisp Bristol board with fully realized art promoted stress.

From Washington Post • Apr. 12, 2022

But there was an energy emanating from these sheets of Bristol board that could not be accounted for merely by the exquisitely designed, lettered, and inked details that met my eyes.

From Slate • Jul. 21, 2020

But Lurgat's most important contribution was the introduction of the numbered cartoon, a kind of full-scale plan on Bristol board that the weaver follows at the loom.

From Time Magazine Archive

There’s a large piece of Bristol board with enlarged photographs of people’s fingerprints pinned up on it.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood

Bristol board, or hot-pressed imperial, or gray paper that feels slightly adhesive to the hand, is best.

From The Elements of Drawing In Three Letters to Beginners by Ruskin, John