millboard

[ mil-bawrd, -bohrd ]

noun

, Bookbinding.

1. a strong, thick pasteboard used to make book covers.

millboard

/ ˈmɪlˌbɔːd /

noun

1. strong pasteboard, used esp in book covers

Word History and Origins

Origin of millboard¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of millboard¹

C18: changed from milled board

Example Sentences

He began his career as a painter when a mere boy; though not upon canvas, millboard nor panel, but upon watering-cans.

From Project Gutenberg

A millboard as heavy as the weight of the book will allow must be used.

From Project Gutenberg

Blake when he wanted to make his prints in oil, took a common thick millboard and drew, in some strong ink or colour, his designs upon it strong and thick.

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He pointed to one of a series of woodcuts mounted on millboard and hung against the whitewashed wall, stumped away three or four yards, and then returned.

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The sides of a volume are protected by millboards, called shortly "boards."

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