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Meanings of papering in English

Spanish
empapelado

The application of wallpaper.

empapelado
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Examples for "paperhanging"
Examples for "paperhanging"
1
Slyme was doing the paperhanging piecework-somuch for each roll hung.
The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists
2
At any rate it's better than paperhanging.
Banzai! by Parabellum
3
-Mixed Paints and Preparations for Paint-making, Painting, Lime-washing, Paperhanging, etc.
The Dyeing of Woollen Fabrics
4
"Now, Taney, which is it to be, paperhanging or-, "andJames Harrison pointed to the button.
Banzai! by Parabellum
5
"And now you want to learn paperhanging?"
Banzai! by Parabellum
Usage of papering in English
1
There is the house to be cleaned, and some painting and papering.
By the Light of the Soul: A Novel
2
Oh, I do not go out papering and painting; oh dear, no!
The Story of Glass
3
He was, however, well acquainted with techniques for papering a house.
The house of wittgenstein: a family at war
4
My father's study much the same;-thedrawing-roomstoo, except the papering.
Life and Letters of Lord Macaulay. Volume 1
5
Webster's bills were too high for papering and painting company houses.
Working With the Working Woman
6
Holt coloured as he read, and immediately said that he chose the papering job.
The Crofton Boys
7
But it felt that everyone was papering over the cracks.
The Guardian
8
Now is the best time for painting, whitewashing, papering, and other decorating and repairing.
The Complete Home
9
There they worked hard, papering, white-washing, and, finally, even painting.
The Palace Beautiful: A Story for Girls
10
You try sand-papering it, me lad, an' you'll find it come orf all right.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, October 3, 1917
11
However, it's only papering over the cracks of inequality.
The Guardian
12
After the papering was finished I missed that spot as if it had been human.
Other People's Business: The Romantic Career of the Practical Mi...
13
It has been cleaned, but judiciously, without sand-papering away the tool-marks on the ancient stone.
In Troubadour-Land: A Ramble in Provence and Languedoc
14
He had had workmen in the house for a month, papering, painting, plumbing, and altering.
Queed: A Novel
15
But all this, with the necessary cleaning, whitewashing, painting, and papering, ran away with money.
A Simpleton
16
My father made small talk after he'd gone, papering over the cracks of our last exchange.
Empty mile
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Papering through the time
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