Definition of Paperboard

1. Noun. A cardboard suitable for making posters.

Exact synonyms: Poster Board, Posterboard
Generic synonyms: Cardboard, Composition Board

Definition of Paperboard

1. Noun. A thick paper, or thin cardboard ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Paperboard

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Paperboard

paper tigers
paper towel
paper toweling
paper towels
paper trail
paper trails
paper wasp
paper white
paperback
paperback book
paperbacked
paperbacks
paperbark
paperbark birch
paperbarks
paperboard (current term)
paperboards
paperbound
paperbounds
paperboy
paperboys
paperbush
paperchase
paperclip
paperclips
papercraft
papercrafts
papercrete
papercut
papercuts

Literary usage of Paperboard

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States: Annotated for Statistical ...edited by Stephen Koplan, Deanna Tanner Okun edited by Stephen Koplan, Deanna Tanner Okun (2006)
"For the purposes of this chapter, except where the context otherwise requires, a reference to "paper" includes references to paperboard (irrespective of ..."

2. Code of Federal Regulations: Parts 170 to 199 Revised as of April 1, 2005 by Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Staff (2005)
"For use only as a dry and wet strength agent employed prior to the sheet-forming operation in the manufacture of paper and paperboard in such an amount that ..."

3. U. S. Industrial Outlook, 1994: Business Forecasts for 350 IndustriesBusiness & Economics (1994)
"According to a reliable industry survey, this sector operated 544 paper and paperboard mills and 207 pulp mills in 1992, with total employment of 196700. ..."

4. Potential Impact on the U. S. Economy and Industries of the GATT Uruguay ...by Mark Estes by Mark Estes (1994)
"The United States is the world's largest paper and paperboard producer and ... About 13 percent of the world's paper and paperboard mills are in the United ..."

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