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plasticard

noun

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Hellenic *plátʰyō Proto-Hellenic *pláťťō? Ancient Greek πλᾰ́σσω (plắssō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Proto-Indo-European *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) ▲ Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Ancient Greek -τῐκός (-tĭkós) Ancient Greek πλᾰστῐκός (plăstĭkós)der. Latin plasticusder. English plastic Ancient Greek χάρτης (khártēs)bor. Latin chartader. Old French cartebor. Middle English carde English card blend English plasticard Blend of plastic + card.

  1. derived from carde English card blend English plasticard Blend of plastic + card
  2. derived from cartebor
  3. derived from chartader
  4. derived from plasticusder

Definitions

  1. Thin polystyrene sheets used in arts and crafts.

    • Your right, plasticard is just another word for those thin sheets of polystyrene model kits are made from.
    • Plasticard is simply polystyrene plastic . . same stuff that is used in all those model cars and planes.

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