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Etymology

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wall +‎ covering

Noun

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wallcovering (plural wallcoverings)

  1. A covering for a wall, such as wallpaper
    • 2007 June 21, Mitchell Owens, “Room to Improve”, in New York Times[1]:
      There is no reason not to paper one wall with your favorite wallcovering — the wall with the fireplace, say, or the one where you plan to park the sofa — and paint adjacent walls a complementary color.