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Wallpaper vs Upholstery - What's the difference?

wallpaper | upholstery |

As nouns the difference between wallpaper and upholstery

is that wallpaper is (uncountable) decorative paper-like material used to cover the inner walls of buildings while upholstery is the craft or business of upholstering furniture.

As a verb wallpaper

is to cover (a wall, a room, etc ) with wallpaper.

wallpaper

English

(wikipedia wallpaper)

Noun

  • (uncountable) Decorative paper-like material used to cover the inner walls of buildings.
  • (countable) A style or design of such material.
    • He is letting her select the wallpapers for the whole house.
  • (computing, Microsoft Windows) An image or tiled pattern used as a background to personalize a computer desktop.

    • Synonyms

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    Derived terms

    * ingrain wallpaper * woodchip wallpaper

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To cover (a wall, a room, etc ) with wallpaper.

    • Synonyms

    * (cover with wallpaper) paper

    upholstery

    English

    (wikipedia upholstery)

    Noun

    (-)
  • The craft or business of upholstering furniture.
  • The materials so used.