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.
   • 1926, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, The Land of Mist‎^[1]:

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

Anagrams

• paperer, prepare