fiberboard
Americannoun
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a building material made of wood or other plant fibers compressed and cemented into rigid sheets.
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a sheet of this.
Etymology
Origin of fiberboard
Example Sentences
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Mr. Ross bought mushroom spores from local farmers and coaxed them to grow into a substance he describes as akin to medium-density fiberboard.
From New York Times • Dec. 14, 2022
As a piece of furniture, Ira becomes a 68-inch-tall, 60-inch-wide white shelf — it’s an inverted pyramid with four ledges and a brick-red sun detail at the top, made of medium-density fiberboard and aluminum laminate.
From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2022
Fully Jarvis EcoTop Standing Desk $484 $569 15% off As the name suggests the EcoTop standing desk uses a topper that's made out of medium-density fiberboard that's 92-percent recycled or recovered.
From The Verge • Mar. 2, 2022
The fiberboard was branded as Quick Click, a company with no online profile, if it exists at all.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 5, 2021
Small pieces of fiberboard were impregnated with the two chemicals and were distributed by air over the entire island chain to attract and kill the male flies.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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