"paperhanging" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-paperhanging.ogg [Australia] Forms: paperhangings [plural]
Etymology: paper + hanging Etymology templates: {{compound|en|paper|hanging}} paper + hanging Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} paperhanging (countable and uncountable, plural paperhangings)
  1. (uncountable) The trade of hanging wallpaper on walls. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-paperhanging-en-noun-7tyf6yJk
  2. (countable) Wallpaper. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-paperhanging-en-noun-Xh6N3WTV
  3. (uncountable, slang) The illegal activities of a paperhanger; counterfeiting fraud. Tags: slang, uncountable
    Sense id: en-paperhanging-en-noun-EbxAxhuB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 38 49

Inflected forms

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