Meaning of boardy | Babel Free

Definitions

Having the texture of a hard board; inflexible and stiff.

Examples

“Produces a full, firm, and harsh feel often described as a boardy feel, in cloth filled with it.”

“Gone, too, are the days of boardy, heavy clothes for hot-weather wear.”

“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”; […]”

“Rice starch gives clothes a boardy effect. It makes the fabric firm because it has good penetration into the cellulosic fibre.”

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