fiberboard

[fahy-ber-bawrd, -bohrd]

fi·ber·board

[fahy-ber-bawrd, -bohrd]
noun
1.
a building material made of wood or other plant fibers compressed and cemented into rigid sheets.
2.
a sheet of this.

Origin:
1895–1900; fiber + board
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Fiberboard is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
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fibreboard or (US) fiberboard (ˈfaɪbəˌbɔːd)
 
n
a building material made of compressed wood or other plant fibres, esp one in the form of a thin semirigid sheet
 
fiberboard or (US) fiberboard
 
n

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