Stiff cardboard or pasteboard used to make the covers of books.
From book + board. Bookboard evolved from earlier materials like leather-covered wooden boards, becoming a standardized material in modern bookbinding.
The thickness and quality of bookboard determines how long a book lasts—cheap bookboard makes books that fall apart, while acid-free bookboard can preserve books for centuries.
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