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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

/ ˈ°ìÉ‘Ë»åËŒ²úɔ˻å /

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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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of cardboard1

First recorded in 1840–50; card 1 + board
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The basement is cold, with cardboard walls and a sharp chill in the air.

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They were served to him in a cardboard drink carrier.

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"There are no beds or mattresses in their room. My father sleeps on empty cardboard boxes in the quarry," he said.

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