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

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millboard

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 backing of a flat piece of soft wood with an interleaving of stout paper or, better still, millboard, must not be forgotten.

From The Repairing & Restoration of Violins 'The Strad' Library, No. XII. by Petherick, Horace

The only pressure that can be applied directly is that of a nearly perpendicular one, the cramp grasping the button from underneath, with a proper guard or padding of millboard, or cork, cut into shape.

From The Repairing & Restoration of Violins 'The Strad' Library, No. XII. by Petherick, Horace

This is most conveniently done by placing the cleaned and polished cover-plate upon a piece of asbestos millboard over a bunsen flame turned low.

From The Elements of Bacteriological Technique A Laboratory Guide for Medical, Dental, and Technical Students. Second Edition Rewritten and Enlarged. by Eyre, J. W. H. (John William Henry)

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.