millboard

American  

[mil-bawrd, -bohrd] / ˈmɪlˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd /

noun

Bookbinding.

1. a strong, thick pasteboard used to make book covers.

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millboard British  

/ ˈmɪlˌbɔːd /

noun

1. strong pasteboard, used esp in book covers

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Etymology

Origin of millboard

First recorded in 1705–15; mill(ed) + board

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Example Sentences

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millboard

So the June rule ensures that any U.S. companies who want to use asbestos in all its nonbanned uses—products like reinforced plastics, millboard, floor tiles, and roofing felt—are subject to EPA review.

From Slate ● Aug. 8, 2018

These evil results may always be minimized by placing a piece of millboard between the culprit and his victim.

From The Enemies of Books by William Blades

Then pieces of millboard or heavy pasteboard are soaked in water and applied while wet in long strips about three inches wide over the wadding, and the whole is covered with bandage.

From The Home Medical Library, Volume I (of VI) by Kenelm Winslow

A good way to prevent this is to make a millboard or thick brown paper shield with a part cut away to allow the neck to have a hold.

From The Repairing & Restoration of Violins 'The Strad' Library, No. XII. by Horace Petherick

He was referring to the value of asbestos millboard as a lining for fireproof cases and deed boxes.

From Asbestos Its production and use, with some account of the asbestos mines of Canada by Robert H. Jones

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