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paperhanging

paperhanging

6.4
Applying wallpaper to walls to cover and decorate them
  • noun
  • /ˈpeɪpərˌhæŋɪŋ/
translation icon : empapelado
  • The paperhanging took all day to complete.

Examples

  • The room looked brand new after a day of paperhanging and painting.

  • He learned paperhanging as an apprentice before opening his own decorating business.

  • She hired a professional because she found paperhanging too difficult to do herself.

  • She loves paperhanging during the weekends.

  • After completing a course in paperhanging, she successfully transformed her living room with new wallpaper.

  • His experience in paperhanging made him the most sought-after decorator in the neighborhood.

  • The paperhanging process requires careful measurements and adhesive application for a professional finish.

Synonyms

papering
vspaperhanging
1 4.0

The act of putting wallpaper on walls to make them look nicer

is the neutral name for the same act without stating purpose

How Neat

papering
1 4.0
paperhanging
6.4

Surface Forms

paperhanging singular
paperhangings plural

Morphology

paperhanging = paper + hang (transparent) = paper + hang + ing

Formed from 'paper' + 'hang' with the gerundial suffix '-ing' to denote the activity of hanging paper (wallpaper), which is directly inferable.

Etymology

Paperhanging comes from the simple parts paper and hanging, meaning 'to hang' paper on a wall. Think of it like hanging a picture, but with large sheets of decorative paper called wallpaper, which is why paperhanging means applying wallpaper.