repaper en · VERB
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Anglo-Norman paperbor. Middle English paper English paper English repaper From re- + paper.
Meanings
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(transitive) To apply new wallpaper to, either by first stripping the old wallpaper off, or by papering over the top.
"And you bought the house?" "Well, it was re-papered and painted and fumigated, and done up outside."
1925 July – 1926 May, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “(please specify the chapter number)”, in The Land of Mist (eBook no. 0601351h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg Australia, published April 2019:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| repapers | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| repapering | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| repapered | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| repapered | Tense=Past | lexicographic |