millboard

[ mil-bawrd, -bohrd ]

/ ˈmɪlˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd /

noun Bookbinding.

a strong, thick pasteboard used to make book covers.

Origin of millboard

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

Words nearby millboard

millage, Millais, Millard, Millau Bridge, Millay, millboard, Millbrae, Millburn, Millbury, millcake, mill chisel

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Example sentences from the Web for millboard

Cut a piece of millboard, celluloid, or even thin wood the same size, and upon this paint an attractive design.
Three Hundred Things a Bright Boy Can Do|Anonymous
The hollow between the neck and shell is filled with millboard.
The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. VIII, No. 354, October 9, 1886|Various
He began his career as a painter when a mere boy; though not upon canvas, millboard nor panel, but upon watering-cans.
Curiosities of Impecuniosity|H. G. Somerville
The covering incase of the packet was a kind of stiff cardboard or millboard, within brown paper.
In Luck at Last|Walter Besant

A is the piece of millboard, B the sheets of paper, C the strip.
Three Hundred Things a Bright Boy Can Do|Anonymous

British Dictionary definitions for millboard

millboard

/ (ˈmɪlˌbɔːd) /

noun

strong pasteboard, used esp in book covers

Word Origin for millboard

C18: changed from milled board

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单词	millboard
释义	millboard [ mil-bawrd, -bohrd ] / ˈmɪlˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd / noun Bookbinding. a strong, thick pasteboard used to make book covers. Origin of millboard First recorded in 1705–15; mill(ed) + board Words nearby millboard millage, Millais, Millard, Millau Bridge, Millay, millboard, Millbrae, Millburn, Millbury, millcake, mill chisel Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for millboard Cut a piece of millboard, celluloid, or even thin wood the same size, and upon this paint an attractive design. Three Hundred Things a Bright Boy Can Do\|Anonymous The hollow between the neck and shell is filled with millboard. The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. VIII, No. 354, October 9, 1886\|Various He began his career as a painter when a mere boy; though not upon canvas, millboard nor panel, but upon watering-cans. Curiosities of Impecuniosity\|H. G. Somerville The covering incase of the packet was a kind of stiff cardboard or millboard, within brown paper. In Luck at Last\|Walter Besant A is the piece of millboard, B the sheets of paper, C the strip. Three Hundred Things a Bright Boy Can Do\|Anonymous British Dictionary definitions for millboard millboard / (ˈmɪlˌbɔːd) / noun strong pasteboard, used esp in book covers Word Origin for millboard C18: changed from milled board Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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