repaper

English

Etymology

re- +‎ paper

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪpə(ɹ)

Verb

repaper (third-person singular simple present repapers, present participle repapering, simple past and past participle repapered)

1. (transitive) To apply new wallpaper to, either by first stripping the old wallpaper off, or by papering over the top.
   • 1925 July – 1926 May, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “(please specify the chapter number)”, in The Land of Mist (eBook no. 0601351h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg Australia, published April 2019:

     "And you bought the house?" "Well, it was re-papered and painted and fumigated, and done up outside."

Anagrams

• paperer, prepare