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

In a kitchen or children’s playroom, Patton suggests using stick-on corkboard tiles to create places to pin up family photos, Christmas cards or children’s artwork.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 16, 2022

Drawings of gowns were tacked to a corkboard, and racks held examples of work in various stages of completion.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson

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