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Nov 7, 2009
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Pronunciation: (pāst'bôrd', -bōrd"), [key]
—n.
1. a stiff, firm board made of sheets of paper pasted or layers of paper pulp pressed together.
2. Older Slang.a card, as a visiting card or a playing card.
3. Older Slang.a ticket, as for the theater.

—adj.
1. made of pasteboard.
2. unsubstantial, flimsy, or sham.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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