mural wallpaper
- noun
- /ˈmjʊrəl ˈwɔːlˌpeɪpər/
- The living room was transformed by the stunning mural wallpaper depicting a beautiful landscape.
Examples
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The restaurant featured a striking mural wallpaper that captured the essence of the city.
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She chose a vibrant mural wallpaper of flowers to brighten up her bedroom.
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I love the windows, the mural wallpaper, that library, the dining room.
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Synonyms
A paper with a design used to cover room walls and make them look nice
A large picture painted or printed directly on a wall to decorate it
A large picture printed on wallpaper and put on a wall to decorate a room
A large photo printed on paper and put on a wall to decorate
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Morphology
The meaning is directly built from the constituents: 'mural' (on a wall) modifies 'wallpaper' (decorative paper), so a B1 learner who knows both words can infer 'wallpaper that forms a mural or large scene'. This follows a regular adjective + noun composition pattern common across languages, making the phrase immediately comprehensible.
Etymology
The term mural wallpaper comes from the idea of a mural, a big picture painted on a wall, printed on wallpaper and put on a single wall. So it means 'decorative wallpaper' with a large scene that is the room's 'focal point'.