paperhanging

[ pey-per-hang-ing ]

noun

1. the activity or business of a paperhanger.
2. paperhangings, Archaic. wallpaper.

Word History and Origins

Origin of paperhanging¹

First recorded in 1685–95; paper + hanging

Example Sentences

Need I say that I praised to the utmost the good taste of everything I saw there, her paperhangings, her worsted work, her crochet, etc.

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The manufacturer of paperhangings or printed cottons will produce only a limited quantity of one design, no matter how beautiful, and then go on to another.

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"Now, Taney, which is it to be, paperhanging or—," and James Harrison pointed to the button.

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A fire of soft coal burning luxuriously; thick curtains drawn; warm-coloured paperhangings on the walls; silver bright in the gaslight, and Mr. Falkirk's evening papers ready at his hand.

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He undertook painting, glazing, paperhanging, and even tiling roofs, and I can remember his running about for three days to find tilers for the sake of a paltry job.

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