Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In mech., the operation of sticking pins in the papers in which they are sold.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Same as
paperhanging .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb Present participle of
paper .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the application of wallpaper
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Examples
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She should have abandoned the idea of papering her walls, and retained our talented friend, Stanwood Pelgram, to paint them, instead.
White Ashes Alden Charles Noble
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After an October tryout in Stamford and a New York opening of still doubtful reception, when the production hung between life and death and all the well-known exigencies of oxygen were applied in the form of "papering" the house with two weeks of free tickets, press-agenting, _et al. _, the public decided to like it.
Star-Dust Fannie Hurst 1928
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Indeed, the first attempts at "papering" over the cracks in recent months have proved disappointing, on an aesthetic level as well as on a practical level.
Taipei Times 2010
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Indeed, the first attempts at "papering" over the cracks in recent months have proved disappointing, on an aesthetic level as well as on a practical level.
Taipei Times 2010
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"I can say for sure is that no one is 'papering' the store," they wrote.
Gawker: valleywag 2010
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Indeed, the first attempts at "papering" over the cracks in recent months have proved disappointing, on an aesthetic level as well as on a practical level.
Taipei Times 2010
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The practice of "papering" a house, the common term for filling seats through a dash of patronage, is nothing new.
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The practice of "papering" a house, the common term for filling seats through a dash of patronage, is nothing new.
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I have not heard any of this but I do know from experience that "papering" a bill can eventually lead to it's demise.
Latest Articles 2009
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Audience Extras is a trusted source of "papering" (i.e. providing additional audience to shows when needed) for producers in the New York area.
unknown title 2009
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