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boardy en · ADJ

Etymology

From board + -y.

Meanings

1. (of a fabric) Having the texture of a hard board; inflexible and stiff.
   • Produces a full, firm, and harsh feel often described as a boardy feel, in cloth filled with it. 1934, Report of the Millowners’ Association, page 275:
   • Rice starch, on the other hand, penetrates better and gives a harder finish, with a fullness and firmness which is apt to be regarded as “boardy”; […] 1944, Dyestuffs, page 187:
   • Rice starch gives clothes a boardy effect. It makes the fabric firm because it has good penetration into the cellulosic fibre. 1998, Noemia D’Souza, Fabric Care, New Age International Publishers, →ISBN, page 65:
   • Gone, too, are the days of boardy, heavy clothes for hot-weather wear. 1939 June 5, “America Gets Rid of Deadweight”, in Life, page 12:

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