wallpaper

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The interior paint has the faded sepia tones of an old man's teeth; the wallpaper is as flaky and dry as an old woman's hand.

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  1. noun Paper often colored and printed with designs and pasted to a wall as a decorative covering.
  2. noun Computer Science A picture or design displayed on the background of a computer screen.
  3. transitive verb To cover with or as if with wallpaper.
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  • A nice room, but the wallpaper was a little elaborate. —  The Maine Massacre - Janwillem van de Wetering - Grijpstra-de Gier 07
  • Beneath this wallpaper is another layer and yet another-times-three to the old wallpaper covered over when I was nine. —  I SING THE BODY ELECTRIC! - Ray Bradbury
  • The interior paint has the faded sepia tones of an old man's teeth; the wallpaper is as flaky and dry as an old woman's hand. —  Jossip
  • I just made it to match my wallpaper, which is an Aperture Science logo in orange. —  GNOME-Look.org Content
  • Rag Doll Kung Fu theme and wallpaper, as well as a —  Latest from PALGN
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