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cardboard

[kahrd-bawrd, -bohrd]

noun

  1. a thin, stiff pasteboard, used for signs, boxes, etc.



adjective

  1. resembling cardboard, especially in flimsiness.

    an apartment with cardboard walls.

  2. not fully lifelike; shallow; two-dimensional.

    a play with cardboard characters.

cardboard

/ ˈɑːˌɔː /

noun

    1. a thin stiff board made from paper pulp and used esp for making cartons

    2. ( as modifier )

      cardboard boxes

“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

adjective

  1. (prenominal) without substance

    a cardboard smile

    a cardboard general

“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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Word History and Origins

Origin of cardboard1

First recorded in 1840–50; card 1 + board
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The puppets are made from upscaled and recyclable materials – primarily cardboard and plywood – with a focus on bio-degradable and organic materials.

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Even from his prison cell in The Hague, former President Duterte ran for mayor of Davao, and won easily, even though all voters got to see of him was a life-size cardboard cutout.

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A group of customers, mainly grown adults, is seen crowding around a cardboard box filled with the brand’s newly-released pastel mini tote bags.

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Reading Borough Council inspectors also found light switches and taps were unwashed and blood-stained cardboard on the floor.

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At Franklin's Gardens kids wear his distinctive black head tape and make cardboard signs asking for Pollock's boots.

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