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bristol board

Bris·tol board
B b

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [bris-tl bawrd, bohrd]
    • /ˈbrɪs tl bɔrd, boʊrd/
    • /brɪstl bɔːd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bris-tl bawrd, bohrd]
    • /ˈbrɪs tl bɔrd, boʊrd/

Definitions of bristol board words

  • noun bristol board a heavy smooth cardboard of fine quality, used for printing and drawing 3
  • noun bristol board a fine, smooth pasteboard, used by artists, printers, etc. 3
  • noun bristol board a fine, smooth pasteboard that is sometimes glazed. 1
  • noun bristol board A heavyweight paper used for technical drawing, illustration, and other two-dimensional art forms. 0
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Origin of bristol board

First appearance:

before 1800
One of the 42% newest English words
First recorded in 1800-10

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Parts of speech for Bristol board

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Bristol board

bristol board popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 58% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

bristol board usage trend in Literature

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