wall·pa·per
ˈwȯl-ˌpā-pər 
1
: decorative paper for the walls of a room
2
: the background image or set of images displayed on a computer screen
After becoming a member, the user gets to design a homepage with his or her choice of pictures, music, wallpaper, writing, and information making each page unique.—
Fahiym Ratcliffe
Fahiym Ratcliffe
wallpapered; wallpapering; wallpapers
: to provide the walls of (a room) with wallpaper
: to put wallpaper on a wall
Examples of wallpaper in a Sentence
Noun
The wallpaper began to peel.
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David Moin, WWD, 5 Nov. 2024
The wallpaper: The one that comes on the phone by default.
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Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
Your grid can be crafted from wood, drywall, or metal, and the ceiling panels can be painted or wallpapered.
—Amelia Mularz, Architectural Digest, 21 Oct. 2024
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Noun
While targeting the hospitality sector with the new collection, Moses said her wallpaper designs are suitable for restaurants, hospitals, office buildings and other commercial spaces.
—David Moin, WWD, 5 Nov. 2024
The wallpaper: The one that comes on the phone by default.
—David Pierce, The Verge, 3 Nov. 2024
Verb
The drawing room had been wallpapered with pictures of huntsmen, onto whose faces the two eldest boys, Jacob and Wilhelm (born in 1785 and 1786, respectively), would cheekily pencil in beards.
—Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
Your grid can be crafted from wood, drywall, or metal, and the ceiling panels can be painted or wallpapered.
—Amelia Mularz, Architectural Digest, 21 Oct. 2024
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“Wallpaper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wallpaper. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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