pressboard

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noun

A kind of highly sized rag paper or board, sometimes containing a small admixture of wood pulp.

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Meanings

nounpressboard (countable and uncountable, plural pressboards)

plural pressboards

  1. countableuncountableA kind of highly sized rag paper or board, sometimes containing a small admixture of wood pulp.

Origin

From press + board, because originally used in clothing presses.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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