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cardboard definition

card·board (kärd′bôrd′)

noun

a material made of paper pulp but thicker and stiffer than paper; pasteboard: used for making cards, boxes, etc.

adjective

  1. of or like cardboard
    1. insubstantial or flimsy a cardboard empire
    2. superficial or shallow cardboard characters in a play

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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