hardboard

American  

[hahrd-bawrd, -bohrd] / ˈhɑrdˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd /

noun

1. a material made from wood fibers compressed into sheets, having many household and industrial uses.

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hardboard British  

/ ˈhɑːdˌbɔːd /

noun

1. a thin stiff sheet made of compressed sawdust and wood pulp bound together with plastic adhesive or resin under heat and pressure

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Etymology

Origin of hardboard

First recorded in 1925–30; hard + board

Example Sentences

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hardboard

He held up an 8-by-10-inch photograph, taped to a sheet of hardboard, of Radio Man.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 26, 2023

In a conference room, two works by Los Angeles-based artists face off: Will Boone’s acrylic “Jason Mask” and Calvin Marcus’s “Green Calvin,” a mushroom-tongued ceramic devil on green hardboard.

From New York Times ● May 29, 2018

But she discovered that hardboard flexed over time, causing tiles to loosen.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 6, 2015

Instead of a studio mediaeval England formed from hardboard, we get actual castles, taverns and forests.

From The Guardian ● Jun. 29, 2012

But Minny always said she don’t want a read it till it come out in the hardboard.

From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett