Pasteboard
/ˈpeɪst.bɔːrd/noun
Stiff paperboard or cardboard, especially the kind used for mounting or packaging.
Did you know?Pasteboard is a transparent compound of paste + board, and in older printing and bookbinding it referred to a stiff board formed by pasting layers of paper together.
Etymological Timeline
Old French
OF
paste
“Dough, paste, or soft mixture”
Old English
OE
bord
“Board, plank, or flat wooden surface”
Middle English
English
paste bord
“A board made or covered with pasted layers of paper”
17th Century
English
pasteboard
“Stiff paperboard used in bookbinding, packaging, and similar work”
Modern English
English
pasteboard
“Cardboard or stiff board made from compressed paper layers”
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