paperedadj.
/ˈpeɪpəd/, U.S. /ˈpeɪpərd/ 1.
a. Covered, lined, decorated, etc., with paper.
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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > wallcovering > [adjective] > wallpapered
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society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > material for making paper > paper > [adjective] > covered with paper
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1599 T. Moffett Silkewormes 56 Their papred boord whereon they take repast.
1785 J. Peacock in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 75 368 Slip the papered board..into the recess.
1810 G. Crabbe Borough xviii. 248 There mark the fractur'd Door and paper'd Pane.
a1828 D. Wordsworth Jrnl. (1941) II. 335 The little room so snug—the carpets—the papered walls.
1892 R. L. Stevenson & L. Osbourne Wrecker xv. 238 Nares, who had just ripped open a fresh mat, drew forth, and slung at his feet, among the rice, a papered tin box.
1915 W. Cather Song of Lark ii. ix. 223 It was pleasant to waken up in that bed,..while light quivered about the low, papered ceiling in golden spots.
1991 Toronto Life Mar. (Suppl.) 32/2 Wooden floors and wainscotted, stencilled or papered walls will enhance the look.
b. Theatre slang. Of a theatre, etc.: filled by means of giving out free tickets. Cf. paper v. 4.
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society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > the theatre or the stage > theatre-going > theatregoer > [adjective] > filled with free passes
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1959 Oxf. Mag. 12 Feb. 244/1 Last week the B.B.C. was able to fill the Festival Hall decently full (even allowing for ‘papered’ seats).
1974 Plain Dealer (Cleveland, Ohio) 27 Oct. 2- c/3 If there is a large crowd at ringside the suspicion will be a papered house, for the government doesn't want the world to see an empty stadium.
1992 Independent 30 Oct. 15/4 There was an astonishingly enthusiastic standing ovation, not entirely unconnected to the ‘papered’ house.
2. Entomology. Of an insect specimen, esp. a butterfly: stored in a triangular envelope made of folded paper.
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the world > animals > zoology > study of specific types of animal > [adjective] > insects > of specimens: stored in paper
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1937 C. Longfield Dragonflies Brit. Isles 27 Preserving the brilliant colours after death is extraordinarily difficult, and for that reason a ‘pinned’ or ‘papered’ collection of dragonflies is often very disappointing.
1955 R. Wagstaffe & J. H. Fidler Preservation Nat. Hist. Specimens I. 187 (caption) Box for storing papered insects.
1976 R. Dickson Lepidopterist's Handbk. ii. 7 You are more likely to damage specimens from inadequately packing papered specimens than from packing them too tightly.
2000 W. D. Winter Basic Techn. observing Moths & Butterflies 241 Freshly papered specimens packed snuggly but not tightly in a sandwich box,..are protected from all hazards.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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