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corkboard

American

[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.

corkboard British

/ ˈkɔːkˌbɔːd /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of corkboard

First recorded in 1890–95; cork + board

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corkboard

“Queerness is no crime, Transness is no crime,” read a Post-it note attached to the brown corkboard.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 7, 2024

The Wi-Fi password, posted on a corkboard in the lobby next to Christmas photos from the club’s “incarcerated homies,” is “BlackLiberation.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2023

I pin the pages of my outline to the corkboard, and I’m ready to go.

From New York Times ● Jan. 1, 2023

Next to director Alan Paul sits a set diorama, with costume sketches pinned to a nearby corkboard.

From Washington Post ● May 19, 2022

On the wall, a few pencil sketches are pinned to the corkboard.

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan

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