Wallcovering

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A covering for a wall, such as wallpaper

    "There is no reason not to paper one wall with your favorite wallcovering — the wall with the fireplace, say, or the one where you plan to park the sofa — and paint adjacent walls a complementary color."

Example

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"There is no reason not to paper one wall with your favorite wallcovering — the wall with the fireplace, say, or the one where you plan to park the sofa — and paint adjacent walls a complementary color."

Etymology

From wall + covering.

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