repaperv.
/ˌriːˈpeɪpə/, U.S. /riˈpeɪpər/ΘΚΠ
the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > wrapping > wrap [verb (transitive)] > in or as in specific material
brat1570
ensindon1609
paper1683
repaper1785
turban1822
flax1860
burlap1908
plastic wrap1946
wire-wrap1957
shrink-wrap1969
the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > wrapping > wrap [verb (transitive)] > enfold or envelop > again
re-enfold1610
re-envelop1611
repaper1785
1785 J. Wright Addr. Parl. Tax on Fustian vii. 52 The unpacking and examination of the goods..subjects them to many risks of damage before they can be properly repapered, retied, repacked, &c.
1840 J. Sidebotham Let. 22 July in C. M. Fox Ann. Irish Harpers xxv. 298 I have repapered and redirected it.
1874 Warehousemen & Drapers' Trade Jrnl. 31 Jan. 47/2 He can at all events neatly repaper any parcels of haberdashery goods which have become shabby.
2.
a. transitive. To apply new wallpaper to (a room, wall, etc.).
ΘΚΠ
society > occupation and work > industry > decorating and painting > decorate [verb (transitive)] > paper > again
repaper1824
1824 Mechanics' Mag. 18 Dec. 205/1 As soon as it is nailed on to the wall, the place may be instantly repapered or painted.
1863 Sat. Rev. 17 Jan. 77/2 If it is clearly necessary to repaper the house, we may just as well have the ceilings whitewashed at the same time.
1887 G. R. Sims Mary Jane's Mem. 114 He wouldn't have the wall repapered.
1934 Amer. Home Mar. 229 They were scraped off and the walls re-papered, but the spots re-appeared on the fresh paper.
1964 L. Deighton Funeral in Berlin xxxvi. 207 I scarcely recognized the office. It had been re-papered.
2003 Irish News (Nexis) 27 Oct. 10 We brought in antiques and repapered the walls to make it look like an Irish country house.
b. intransitive. To apply new wallpaper.
ΘΚΠ
society > occupation and work > industry > decorating and painting > decorate [verb (intransitive)] > hang wallpaper > again
repaper1842
1842 Ainsworth's Mag. 2 223 You may execute a thousand feats of domestic reform;..examine the family archives,—re-paper,—re-furnish.
1855 E. C. Gaskell North & South I. vii. 96 The landlord..had relented from his expressed determination not to repaper.
1909 Radford's Cycl. Construction X. 315 When dry, re-paper in the usual manner.
1944 E. Roosevelt Let. 21 Apr. in J. P. Lash Eleanor & Franklin (1971) lv. 699 It could be very livable I think but we might have to repaper or paint over in that room.
2007 Washington Post (Nexis) 22 Mar. h1 Repainting will be necessary way before it's time to repaper.
Derivatives
reˈpapering n.
ΘΚΠ
society > occupation and work > industry > decorating and painting > [noun] > paper-hanging
papering1771
paperhanging1799
repapering1846
1846 C. G. F. Gore Débutante I. iii. 69 The mere re-painting and re-papering of the house..had done nothing towards its reparation.
1921 Architect & Engineer Feb. 93 It is well, after stripping and preparing the walls, to let the plastering thoroughly dry before repapering is attempted.
2005 L. Koopman Taking Jesus Road v. 169 Laypeople continued to show self-sufficiency, undertaking the repapering and repainting of the church.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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