millboard

Heavy bookbinding material

Millboard is a thick, stiff cardboard made from compressed paper pulp, used in bookbinding for covers and in various industrial applications requiring rigid backing material.

It's denser and stronger than ordinary cardboard: The bookbinder cut millboard for the hardcover case.

bookbinding

binding

Legally or morally required

case · signature · folio · gathering · sewing · glue · hinge · shoulder · head · tail

material

pulp

Soft wet mass

hardboard · density · laminate · substrate · composite · lignin · rigid · thick · compressed · greyboard

office

chipboard

Compressed wood-scrap sheets

  • binderDevice securing loose pages
  • coverProtect by overlaying
  • mountingSteadily increasing in degree

backing · bookbinding · portfolio · presentation · stiffener · clipboard · archive · folder · filing · document

properties

rigid

Unable to bend

durable · sturdy · strong · inflexible · resistant · solid · unyielding · tough · moisture-resistant · archival

crafts

enclosures

Bounded spaces or containers

matting · framing · model-making · architectural models · printmaking

Opposites
rigidity/flexibility

millboardtissue paper

Thin decorative wrapping material

crepe paper · fabric · cloth · silk · gauze

material density/weight

millboardcorrugated cardboard

Layered paper with ridges

foam board · foam core · bubble wrap · batting · aerogel

Family

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Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G