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boxboard

boxboard noun: paperboard used for the manufacture of folding cartons and rigid boxes.

Noun

boxboard (usually uncountable, plural boxboards)

  1. (usually) Paperboard used for the manufacture of folding cartons and rigid boxes.
    Synonyms:
    cartonboard
  2. (usually) Synonym of African nutmeg (“Pycnanthus angolensis”).
    Synonyms:
    African nutmeg

Synonyms of boxboard

Forms of boxboard

pluralboxboards

Origin of boxboard

From box + board.

Questions about boxboard

What does boxboard mean?
Boxboard means paperboard used for the manufacture of folding cartons and rigid boxes.
What part of speech is boxboard?
Boxboard is a noun.
What is the plural of boxboard?
The plural of boxboard is boxboards.

Words near boxboard in the dictionary

  1. boxbed
  2. boxbeds
  3. Boxberger
  4. boxberries
  5. boxberry
  6. boxboard
  7. boxboards
  8. Boxborough
  9. boxcab
  10. boxcabs
  11. boxcar

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