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mat board


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Term Type

Art & Architecture Thesaurus

Preferred Term

mat board

Details

Stiff cardboard faced with decorative paper, foil, or cloth, sometimes also having a textured surface; used for matting two-dimensional art work or documents.

Variations

board, mat

matboard

Broader Term

cardboard

Narrower Terms

museum board

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