construction paper

American  

noun

1. a heavy groundwood paper in sheets of various sizes and colors for use especially in making posters and cutouts.

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Etymology

Origin of construction paper

First recorded in 1920–25

Example Sentences

To find out, researchers attached live mosquitoes to strips of construction paper and dangled them in front of 19 ray spiders.

From Science Magazine • Dec. 4, 2024

And just in case I had missed it, there was a framed drawing on yellow construction paper by his daughter that said in big black letters: “Pulitzer Prize Finalist.”

From Seattle Times • Jun. 3, 2024

The prisoners create decorations for the visits, including colorful paper flowers, butterflies, family photos framed in construction paper and even the bouquet presented to Martinez by her daughter.

From Washington Times • Jun. 5, 2023

Pinocchio was as reassuring as I remembered and looked the same, save for black construction paper wedged at the bottom of his chair.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2023

Five of those guillotines—borrowed from the public library, the community college, plus our own elementary and high schools—slice construction paper with machine-like efficiency.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman