wallpaper

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.3.3 Translations 1.4 Verb 1.4.1 Synonyms 1.4.2 Translations

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[edit] Pronunciation

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[edit] Etymology

From wall + paper

[edit] Noun

wallpaper (countable and uncountable; plural wallpapers)

1. (uncountable) Decorative paper-like material used to cover the inner walls of buildings.
2. (countable) A style or design of such material or image.

   He is letting her select the wallpapers for the whole house.

3. (computing, Windows) An image or tiled pattern used as a background to personalize a computer desktop.

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• (computing: background image): desktop image (Mac OS, untiled), desktop pattern (Mac OS, tiled)

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• ingrain wallpaper
• woodchip wallpaper

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[edit] Verb

to wallpaper (third-person singular simple present wallpapers, present participle wallpapering, simple past and past participle wallpapered)

1. (transitive) To cover (a wall, a room, etc) with wallpaper.

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• (cover with wallpaper): paper

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