SCRATCHBOARD


Meaning of SCRATCHBOARD in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈskrach-ˌbȯrd ]

noun

Date: circa 1908

: a black-surfaced cardboard having an undercoat of white clay on which an effect resembling engraving is achieved by scratching away portions of the surface to produce white lines

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.