wallpaper
pronunciation
How to pronounce wallpaper in British English:
UK [ˈwɔ:lpeɪpə(r)]
How to pronounce wallpaper in American English:
US [ˈwɔlˌpepɚ]
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- Noun:
- a decorative paper for the walls of rooms
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- Verb:
- cover with wallpaper
Word Origin
- wallpaper (n.)
- also wall-paper, 1827, from wall (n.) + paper (n.).
Example
- 1. It 's always amazing how wallpaper can really change a room .
- 2. Basically , it moves all of your icons under the wallpaper .
- 3. Oscar wilde died complaining of the wallpaper in his paris hotel room .
- 4. Russian households literally cannot get enough exotic , boldly patterned british wallpaper .
- 5. Mom probably got her initial dose of lead when she stripped off the wallpaper while she was pregnant .