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fiberboard

American  
[fahy-ber-bawrd, -bohrd] / ˈfaɪ bərˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd /

noun

  1. a building material made of wood or other plant fibers compressed and cemented into rigid sheets.

  2. a sheet of this.


Etymology

Origin of fiberboard

First recorded in 1895–1900; fiber + board

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Titled “Gizmo 1,” the five-foot-tall plywood and carved fiberboard tower sits in the animal pasture.

From Seattle Times Aug. 29, 2023

But I knew he was just trapped in an all-night flurry of anxiety about clients, medium-density fiberboard and his brother’s needs.

From New York Times Apr. 8, 2022

Fully Jarvis EcoTop Standing Desk $484 $569 15% off As the name suggests the EcoTop standing desk uses a topper that's made out of medium-density fiberboard that's 92-percent recycled or recovered.

From The Verge Mar. 2, 2022

It was 36 inches long, constructed out of fiberboard, balsa wood and copper at the dining room table of their Alexandria home.

From Washington Post Jan. 20, 2020

The ceiling had two fiberboard panels missing, exposing the electrical wires.

From "Bodega Dreams" by Ernesto Quinonez

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