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

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

On May 1, my friends and I made baskets of construction paper and filled them with flowers we picked.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 29, 2022

Back in September, Mr. Ward covered two of the classroom walls with black construction paper and then scattered paper frames up and down the walls, each one a different size and color.

From "Bronx Masquerade" by Nikki Grimes