millboard

American  

[mil-bawrd, -bohrd] / ˈmɪlˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd /

noun

Bookbinding.

1. a strong, thick pasteboard used to make book covers.

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millboard British  

/ ˈmɪlˌbɔːd /

noun

1. strong pasteboard, used esp in book covers

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Etymology

Origin of millboard

First recorded in 1705–15; mill(ed) + board

Example Sentences

So the June rule ensures that any U.S. companies who want to use asbestos in all its nonbanned uses—products like reinforced plastics, millboard, floor tiles, and roofing felt—are subject to EPA review.

From Slate • Aug. 8, 2018

The hollow between the neck and shell is filled with millboard.

From The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. VIII, No. 354, October 9, 1886 by Peters, Charles

But before you do this, you should slip a narrow strip of ribbon through a small ring—like those which umbrellas are fastened with—and glue the ends on to the millboard, in the centre.

From Little Folks (October 1884) A Magazine for the Young by Various

He was referring to the value of asbestos millboard as a lining for fireproof cases and deed boxes.

From Asbestos Its production and use, with some account of the asbestos mines of Canada by Jones, Robert H.

The good-natured Düsseldorfian willingly lent brushes and bits of millboard upon which John proceeded to make the most lurid confections.

From The Collectors by Mather, Frank Jewett