PASTEBOARD


Meaning of PASTEBOARD in English

— pasteboardy , adj.

/payst"bawrd", -bohrd'/ , n.

1. a stiff, firm board made of sheets of paper pasted or layers of paper pulp pressed together.

2. Older Slang. a card, as a visiting card or a playing card.

3. Older Slang. a ticket, as for the theater.

adj.

4. made of pasteboard.

5. unsubstantial, flimsy, or sham.

[ 1540-50; PASTE + BOARD ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .