construction paper

noun

1. a heavy groundwood paper in sheets of various sizes and colors for use especially in making posters and cutouts.

Word History and Origins

Origin of construction paper¹

First recorded in 1920–25

Example Sentences

Except these notes were on blue construction-paper hearts, and they bore bad news.

From The Daily Beast

He slid his construction-paper heart through the doors and went back outside.

From The Daily Beast

Taped to the front door of his quaint house was a piece of construction paper with a handwritten note.

From The Daily Beast

Material—Construction paper: one 7-inch square; one rectangle 49 inches.

From Project Gutenberg

Select a pretty shade of brown, green or red construction paper.

From Project Gutenberg

Next lay the construction paper on the Japanese rice paper and trace on it the stencil design.

From Project Gutenberg

Again, lay the construction paper on the rice paper and glue the two together.

From Project Gutenberg

Remove the construction paper and, with two blending colors of crayon, color the figure or design traced on the Japanese paper.

From Project Gutenberg