millboard

American

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

noun

Bookbinding.

a strong, thick pasteboard used to make book covers.

millboard British

/ ˈmɪlˌbɔːd /

noun

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

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He began his career as a painter when a mere boy; though not upon canvas, millboard nor panel, but upon watering-cans.

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A millboard as heavy as the weight of the book will allow must be used.

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Blake when he wanted to make his prints in oil, took a common thick millboard and drew, in some strong ink or colour, his designs upon it strong and thick.

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He pointed to one of a series of woodcuts mounted on millboard and hung against the whitewashed wall, stumped away three or four yards, and then returned.

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The sides of a volume are protected by millboards, called shortly "boards."

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