"unpaper" meaning in English

See unpaper in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: unpapers [present, singular, third-person], unpapering [participle, present], unpapered [participle, past], unpapered [past]
Etymology: From un- + paper. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|paper}} un- + paper Head templates: {{en-verb}} unpaper (third-person singular simple present unpapers, present participle unpapering, simple past and past participle unpapered)
  1. (transitive) To remove curling papers from (the hair). Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-unpaper-en-verb-Ns9lm1DT Categories (other): English terms prefixed with un- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 51 49
  2. (transitive) To remove wallpaper from a wall. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-unpaper-en-verb-1ResvZ3E Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 58 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 35 65 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 81

Inflected forms

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        "(transitive) To remove wallpaper from a wall."
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