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Definition of Papering

1. Noun. The application of wallpaper.

Definition of Papering

1. Verb. (present participle of paper) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Papering

1. paper [v] - See also: paper

Lexicographical Neighbors of Papering

Literary usage of Papering

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1904)
"We disagreed in regard to the papering and decorating. ... I think he brought your bills over about this papering and paint- Ing. There was a talk among all ..."

2. Criminal Justice in Cleveland: Reports of the Cleveland Foundation Survey of by Cleveland Foundation, Roscoe Pound, Felix Frankfurter, Raymond Blaine Fosdick (1922)
""No PAPERS" OR "NO-papering" The expression "no papers" needs explanation. When an arrest is made prior to issuance of an affidavit, the case goes upon the ..."

3. Hamilton's Essentials of Arithmetic by Samuel Hamilton (1920)
"HOUSEHOLD MEASUREMENTS papering The unit of measure in wall paper is the ... At $.50 a roll find the cost of papering a bedroom 15 ft. by 18 ft. and 7£ ft. ..."

4. Practical Sanitation: A Handbook for Sanitary Inspectors and Others by George Reid, John Herbert Hawkins (1908)
"If the walls are papered a certain amount of support is afforded to the plaster, but in re-papering, when an attempt is made to remove the old paper the ..."

5. Vocational Arithmetic: With Lessons in Spelling, Letter Writing and Business by Harry Dunham Vincent (1914)
"papering Why do people have the walls of the house papered? What other ways are there to finish the walls? A man wishing to have his house papered decided ..."

6. Vocational Arithmetic: With Lessons in Spelling, Letter Writing and Business by Harry Dunham Vincent (1914)
"papering Why do people have the walls of the house papered? What other ways are there to finish the walls? A man wishing to have his house papered decided ..."

7. ... Directions for Collecting and Preserving Specimens of Dragonflies for by Edward Bruce Williamson (1916)
"\\ith the specimens safely home, a piece of white oilcloth spread on a table, makes an ideal place for sorting, arranging and papering specimens. ..."

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