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wallpaper

[wawl-pey-per]

noun

  1. paper, usually with printed decorative patterns in color, for pasting on and covering the walls or ceilings of rooms, hallways, etc.

  2. any fabric, foil, vinyl material, etc., used as a wall or ceiling covering.

  3. Computers.a design or picture in the background of the primary display screen of a graphical user interface.

    Personalize your tablet by changing the wallpaper.



verb (used with object)

  1. to put wallpaper on (a wall, ceiling, etc.) or to furnish (a room, house, etc.) with wallpaper.

wallpaper

/ ˈɔːˌɪə /

noun

  1. paper usually printed or embossed with designs for pasting onto walls and ceilings

    1. something pleasant but bland which serves as an unobtrusive background

    2. ( as modifier )

      wallpaper music

  2. computing a graphics file that can be displayed in certain applications behind or around the main dialogue boxes, working display areas, etc, for decoration

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to cover (a surface) with wallpaper

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of wallpaper1

First recorded in 1820–30; wall + paper
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Now she’s created her dream home in L.A., every inch covered in wallpaper, color and patterned textiles.

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We wanted them to understand they were not wallpaper, they were the story.

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A new controversy erupted this week following The New Yorker’s May profile of Patti LuPone, in which the legendary performer delivered blistering commentary on everything from Donald Trump to the wallpaper in her dressing room.

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As they ate, surrounded by kaleidoscopic-patterned wallpaper and giant artworks, they were also chewing over the future survival of their own industry.

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The dining room ceiling, adorned with an unexpected burst of orange floral wallpaper, breathes new life into the 100-year-old house.

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