Bristol board

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Bristol board

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The original Bristol board was made in Bristol, England and was a pasted board made of paper containing rags.

noun Bristol boards

  1. countable, uncountable A heavyweight paper used for technical drawing, illustration, and other two-dimensional art forms.

    Similar: Bristol paper

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@misc{bristol_board_2026,
  title = {Bristol board},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bristol%20board},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}