Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Cardboard with an appropriate stiffness and thickness for use in making posters.
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- noun uncountable
Cardboard material suitable for making posters. - noun A piece of such material.
- noun direct marketing A flyer printed on stiff cardboard, approximately 8.5 by 11 inches, mailed flat.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a cardboard suitable for making posters
Etymologies
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Examples
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One man held a posterboard saying, "you a traitor sic."
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: Tucson: Time for Another Examination of Conscience Robert F. Kennedy Jr. 2011
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One man held a posterboard saying, "you a traitor sic."
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: Tucson: Time for Another Examination of Conscience Robert F. Kennedy Jr. 2011
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Armed with posterboard, markers and hammers, a group of Tibetan Americans were preparing to lead a protest highlighting China's human rights abuses that they hoped would draw thousands to the perimeter of the White House.
Reactions to Hu's visit highlight a stark divide among Chinese Americans Ariana Eunjung Cha 2011
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I had a custom one I made of black posterboard I used throughout Second Edition.
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Armed with posterboard, markers and hammers, a group of Tibetan Americans were preparing to lead a protest highlighting China's human rights abuses that they hoped would draw thousands to the perimeter of the White House.
Reactions to Hu's visit highlight a stark divide among Chinese Americans Ariana Eunjung Cha 2011
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I just recently made my own using “Ghosted” posterboard from Hobby Lobby.
Critical Hit #20: How the Other Half Live | Major Spoilers - Comic Book Reviews and News 2009
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Artist Eric Daigh, 33 year old husband, father born in California and now residing in Northern Michigan, creates portraits by putting ordinary pushpins in posterboard.
Artist Eric Daigh Creates Amazing Portraits with Pushpins | Impact Lab 2010
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I had no idea – beyond the most rudimentary, high-school sex-ed posterboard kind of understanding – what might be the implications of circumcising or not circumcising.
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One man held a posterboard saying, "you a traitor sic."
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: Tucson: Time for Another Examination of Conscience Robert F. Kennedy Jr. 2011
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Lighting-obsessed photography blog Strobist details the $10 macro photo studio, made entirely of cardboard, tissue paper, and posterboard, that gets you some great shadows, isolation, and a chance to monkey around with lighting.
Top 10 Cheap But Great Cardboard Creations | Lifehacker Australia 2009
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