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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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He paints smaller-scale works, too, like the two six-foot acrylic works on engraved medium-density fiberboard, plywood and gold leaf that Petzel will show next to the Mountain Bar at TEFAF.

From New York Times May 5, 2023

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

The fiberboard was branded as Quick Click, a company with no online profile, if it exists at all.

From Seattle Times Dec. 5, 2021

The frame is a medium-density fiberboard, so it’s highly customizable.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 8, 2021

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

From "Bodega Dreams" by Ernesto Quinonez

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