- corkboard
- noun Date: circa 1893 a heat-insulating material made of compressed granulated cork; also a bulletin board made with this material
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
corkboard
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corkboard — [kôrk′bôrd΄] n. 1. cardboard made with granulated cork, used esp. for insulation 2. a bulletin board made of this material … English World dictionary
corkboard — /kawrk bawrd , bohrd /, n. 1. an insulating material made of compressed cork, used in building, for industrial purposes, etc. 2. a bulletin board made of this material. [1890 95; CORK + BOARD] * * * … Universalium
corkboard — n. board of compressed cork wood (used in construction as an insulator); bulletin board that is covered with soft cork wood … English contemporary dictionary
corkboard — cork•board [[t]ˈkɔrkˌbɔrd, ˌboʊrd[/t]] n. 1) bui an insulating material made of compressed cork, used in building, for industrial purposes, etc 2) a bulletin board made of this material • Etymology: 1890–95 … From formal English to slang
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