pasteboard

UK
/ˈpeɪstbɔːd/
US
/ˈpeɪstbɔrd/

Translations

pasteboardnoun
pasteboards
pl
UK
/ˈpeɪstbɔːd/
US
/ˈpeɪstbɔrd/
The box was made of pasteboard.
Коробка была сделана из картона.
He handed over his pasteboard to the conductor.
Он передал свой билет кондуктору.
Additional translations
pasteboardadjective
more pasteboard
Comp.
most pasteboard
Super.
UK
/ˈpeɪst.bɔːd/
US
/ˈpeɪst.bɔrd/
The pasteboard box was surprisingly sturdy.
Картонный ящик был на удивление прочным.

Definitions

pasteboardnoun
A type of stiff paperboard made by pasting together sheets of paper, used for making cards, covers, and other items.
The artist used pasteboard to create the model of the building.
A flat, thin board made of layers of paper or cardboard, often used in bookbinding or for making boxes.
The old book had a cover made of pasteboard, which was starting to wear out.
A playing card, often used in the plural form to refer to a deck of cards.
He shuffled the pasteboards before dealing them out to the players.
Computing: a temporary storage area in memory that holds data that has been cut or copied so that it can later be pasted.
After copying the text, it stayed on the pasteboard until he pasted it into the document.
pasteboardadjective
Made of or resembling pasteboard, often implying something flimsy or insubstantial.
The pasteboard walls of the set were not sturdy enough to withstand the strong winds.
Figuratively, superficial or merely decorative; lacking substance or authenticity.
Many critics dismissed the production as a pasteboard spectacle with no real emotional depth.