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conglomerato fibrolegnoso nobilitato

English translation: veneered fibreboard/fiberboard

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Italian term or phrase:	conglomerato fibrolegnoso nobilitato
English translation:	veneered fibreboard/fiberboard
Entered by:	simon tanner

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10:08 Nov 7, 2009

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Italian term or phrase: conglomerato fibrolegnoso nobilitato

conglomerato fibrolegnoso nobilitato

This is the material used for making part of a desk.

There is no info on what this has been "nobilitato" with.

To me it sounds like it is simply fibreboard that has been covered with something to make it look nicer than it really is.

Kelly Gill KudoZ activity Questions: 45 (2 open) (1 without valid answers) (6 closed without grading) Answers: 32 Italy
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veneered fibreboard/fiberboard

Explanation:
may well be particleboard, as Tom suggests, but fibreboard is more generic, and covers various densities, including particleboard and MDF (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medium-density_fibreboard), which are the two most likely candidates here

Maybe the "fibro-" would also point more towards fibreboard

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simon tanner
Italy
Local time: 23:30

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Thank you also Tom and Jane for your help.
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veneered particle board

Tom in London

laminated particle board

jane mg

veneered fibreboard/fiberboard

simon tanner

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4 hrs confidence:

veneered fibreboard/fiberboard

simon tanner
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Grading comment

Thank you also Tom and Jane for your help.

6 hrs confidence:

laminated particle board

Explanation:
just to be difficult ;-)

seriously, though, could be laminiated with white plastic rather than a wood veneer. if you google laminated particle/fibreboard you get non-naturalistic finishes as well. difficult to know without a photo. is there no mention elsewhere of colour?

jane mg
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veneered particle board

Explanation:
see illustration and explanation here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Particle_board

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"nobilitato" means "with a more precious genuine wood finish applied to the surface". So the addition of a plastic veneer would *not* be "nobilitare".

Tom in London
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