† cardstockn.1
Obsolete.
Probably: a stock or support to which a card (card n.1 1) is attached.
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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > treating or processing textile materials > [noun] > combing > card or comb > stock or frame for
kembing-stock1418
cardstock1562
1562 in J. Raine Wills & Inventories Archdeaconry Richmond (1853) 156 Cardstocks, iijs. Stockcards and hande cards, iijs.
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cardstockn.2
/ˈkɑːdstɒk/, U.S. /ˈkɑrdˌstɑk/ Originally and chiefly U.S.
Thick, stiff, durable paper, as used to make greetings cards, formal invitations, business cards, etc.
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society > communication > writing > writing materials > material to write on > paper > [noun] > other types of paper
writing paper1610
gilt paper1645
chancery-double1712
stamp paper1765
satin paper1776
cardstock1840
tablet paper1876
quadrille1884
P.O.P.1895
copy-paper1902
Silurian1942
sticky note1978
1840 Boston Courier 19 Nov. (advt.) Constantly on hand a variety of Card Stock, from which Cards of any size can be immediately furnished.
1923 E. B. Hunter Mod. Filing Man. xvii. 175 It is not advisable to attempt to describe the various grades of card stock technically because manufacturers have created an almost infinite variety.
2012 K. Cochran DIY Bride Affair to Remember 126 Print your invitation wording on the white cardstock, leaving a 3 in. margin on the bottom of the page.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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