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cardboard

/ˈkɑɹdˌbɔɹd/ adjective C2
  1. Made of or resembling cardboard.
  2. Flat or flavorless. (figuratively)
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It is rough cardboard.
The Valley of Fear, p. 44 · C1
I went to my work as usual at ten o’clock, but the door was shut and locked, with a little square of cardboard hammered on to the middle of the panel with a tack.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, p. 14 · B2
He held up a piece of white cardboard about the size of a sheet of note-paper.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, p. 14 · B2
We have arranged a way to signal with our candles and cardboard.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 144 · C1

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