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paperings

paperings is the plural of papering.

Meaning of papering

Noun

papering (plural paperings)

  1. Wallpaper.
    • The papering of one side of the room had dropped down bodily, with fragments of plaster adhering to it, and almost blocked up the door.1859, Charles Dickens, The Haunted House
  2. A technique of boycotting a judge by the Public Defender's Office by filing a request for a different judge in every case assigned to this judge.

Questions about paperings

What is paperings the plural of?
Paperings is the plural of papering.

Words near paperings in the dictionary

  1. paperily
  2. paperiness
  3. papering
  4. papering over
  5. papering the house
  6. paperings
  7. paperish
  8. paperknife
  9. paperknives
  10. paperless
  11. paperless office

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