Masonite

American  

[mey-suh-nahyt] / ˈmeɪ səˌnaɪt /

Trademark.

1. a brand of hardboard.

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Masonite British  

/ ˈmeɪsəˌnaɪt /

noun

1. a kind of dark brown hardboard used for partitions, lining, etc

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Example Sentences

Near the ruins of what was once his father’s art studio, he bent to pick up a piece of shattered white Masonite board.

From Los Angeles Times

Her small studies — preparatory exercises for the large-scale works that follow — are tightly organized, keyhole views onto the grandeur of the city; most are on Masonite boards around 16 or 20 inches tall.

From New York Times

Architect Philip Johnson, who designed the fair’s New York State Pavilion, gave him the $6,000 commission for a big painting on a 20-square-foot Masonite panel that would hang on the building’s façade.

From Los Angeles Times

Most of the tablecloth-like plaids were made with acrylic paint on Masonite panels, although some employ both acrylic and graphite and are on paper.

From Washington Post

Mr. Bengston was known for his abstract, heavily lacquered paintings, sometimes on industrial surfaces like Masonite or dented aluminum sheets.

From New York Times