paperhanging

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noun

The trade of hanging wallpaper on walls.

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papering
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Meanings

nounpaperhanging (countable and uncountable, plural paperhangings)

plural paperhangings

  1. uncountableThe trade of hanging wallpaper on walls.
  2. countableWallpaper.
  3. slanguncountableThe illegal activities of a paperhanger; counterfeiting fraud.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe application of wallpaper

Similar
papering
Broader
applicationcoatingcovering
Also see
papering

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From paper + hanging.

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APA

paperhanging. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paperhanging

MLA

“paperhanging.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paperhanging. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “paperhanging,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paperhanging.

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