noun
- wallpaper or other decorative paper materials used to cover walls
Usage: archaic; formal
Examples
- The Victorian home featured elaborate paperhangings in every room.
- She carefully removed the old paperhangings before painting the walls.
- The decorator recommended expensive paperhangings for the dining room.
- Antique paperhangings can be valuable to collectors.
- The mansion's paperhangings were imported from France.
- Water damage had ruined the delicate paperhangings in the parlor.