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cardboarding

noun

Etymology

From cardboard + -ing, suggesting flat cardboard cut-outs.

  1. derived from *bʰers-✻ — “tip, top”
  2. inherited from *burdą✻ — “board, plank; edge; table”
  3. inherited from *bord✻
  4. inherited from bord
  5. inherited from boord
  6. formed as cardboard — “card + board”
  7. suffixed as cardboarding — “cardboard + ing”

Definitions

  1. The flat appearance of objects in a scene in the absence of proper depth perception.

    • Cardboarding may occur on near-by objects, and its appearance is very unpleasant.

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