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cardboard
(kärd′bôrd′)
noun
a material made of paper pulp but thicker and stiffer than paper; pasteboard: used for making cards, boxes, etc.
adjective
- of or like cardboard
- insubstantial or flimsy: a cardboard empire
- superficial or shallow: cardboard characters in a play
See cardboard in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
A material similar to thick, stiff paper, that is made of pressed paper pulp or pasted sheets of paper. It is used for making cartons and signs, for example.
adjective- Made of or consisting of cardboard.
- a. Flimsy; insubstantial.b. Lacking depth; superficial: a movie with only cardboard caricatures of its historical subjects.
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