hardboard

[ hahrd-bawrd, -bohrd ]

noun

1. a material made from wood fibers compressed into sheets, having many household and industrial uses.

hardboard

/ ˈhɑːdˌbɔːd /

noun

1. a thin stiff sheet made of compressed sawdust and wood pulp bound together with plastic adhesive or resin under heat and pressure

Word History and Origins

Origin of hardboard¹

First recorded in 1925–30; hard + board

Example Sentences

The panels were painted in egg tempera on hardboard.

From Washington Post

Wrapped in aluminium foil in hardboard boxes, the bones were transported to Greece’s Demokritos research centre in Athens in the autumn.

From The Guardian

The backing can also be plywood or hardboard, a panel material made of wood fibers that began showing up in furniture in the 1920s.

From Washington Post

He would tell me to put away my notebooks and force me to hold bits of hardboard covered in Bostik and G-clamps, but my attention always drifted.

From The Guardian

The painted hardboard letters - thought to be a reference to the prime minister - were attached to the ancient monument's member on Monday.

From BBC