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press⋅board

[pres-bawrd, -bohrd]
–noun
1. a kind of millboard or pasteboard.
2. sleeveboard.

Origin:
1905–10; press 1 + board

sleeve⋅board

[sleev-bawrd, -bohrd]
–noun
a small-scale ironing board for pressing sleeves, esp. a narrow board that fits inside a coat sleeve.
Also called pressboard.


Origin:
1820–30; sleeve + board
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press·board   (prěs'bôrd', -bōrd')   
n.  
  1. A heavy glazed paper or pasteboard used especially to cover the platen or cylinder of a printing press.

  2. A small ironing board.

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