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paperhanging

paperhanging noun: the trade of hanging wallpaper on walls.

Noun

paperhanging (countable and uncountable, plural paperhangings)

  1. (uncountable) The trade of hanging wallpaper on walls.
  2. (countable) Wallpaper.
  3. (slang, uncountable) The illegal activities of a paperhanger; counterfeiting fraud.

Forms of paperhanging

pluralpaperhangings

Origin of paperhanging

From paper + hanging.

Questions about paperhanging

What does paperhanging mean?
Paperhanging means the trade of hanging wallpaper on walls.
What part of speech is paperhanging?
Paperhanging is a noun.
What is the plural of paperhanging?
The plural of paperhanging is paperhangings.

Words near paperhanging in the dictionary

  1. papergirls
  2. papergram
  3. papergrams
  4. paperhanger
  5. paperhangers
  6. paperhanging
  7. paperhangings
  8. paperhood
  9. paperily
  10. paperiness
  11. papering

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