paperboard

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noun

A thick paper, or thin cardboard.

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illustration boardposter boardposterboard
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Meanings

nounpaperboard (countable and uncountable, plural paperboards)

plural paperboards

  1. countableuncountableA thick paper, or thin cardboard.

    Synonyms: illustration board

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA thick paper, or thin cardboard.

Similar
illustration board

More synonyms by meaning

nouna cardboard suitable for making posters

Similar
poster boardposterboard
Broader
cardboardcomposition board
Also see
posterboard

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From paper + board.

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Translations

Bulgarian мукава
  • мукава (mukava)thick paper
Catalan cartonet
  • cartonetthick paper
Czech čtvrtka
  • čtvrtkathick paper
Finnish kartonki
  • kartonkithick paper
French bristol
  • bristolthick paper
German Pappe
  • Pappethick paper
Hebrew בריסטול
  • בריסטול (bristól)thick paper
Hindi पेपरबोर्ड
  • पेपरबोर्ड (peparborḍ)thick paper
Irish clárpháipéar
  • clárpháipéarthick paper
Italian cartoncino
  • cartoncinothick paper
Korean 판지
  • 판지 (panji)thick paper
Polish tektura
  • tekturathick paper
Portuguese cartolina
  • cartolinathick paper
Russian карто́н
  • карто́н (kartón)thick paper
Spanish cartulina
  • cartulinathick paper
Ukrainian карто́н
  • карто́н (kartón)thick paper
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APA

paperboard. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paperboard

MLA

“paperboard.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paperboard. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “paperboard,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paperboard.

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