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noun
a wallpaper treated with flock to emphasize a design or effect.
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Origin of flock paper
First recorded in 1740–50
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How to use flock paper in a sentence
Much is said about flock paper, and many were the methods of preparing it.
Old Time Wall Papers|Katherine Abbott SanbornThis papier velout, called tontisse by Le Franois, was exported to England, where it became known as "flock paper."
Old Time Wall Papers|Katherine Abbott SanbornThe room was gloomy with dark red curtains and dark flock paper.
Lady Anna|Anthony TrollopeThe new dining-room was papered with the darkest flock paper ever manufactured by man.
Mortomley's Estate, Vol. I (of 3)|Charlotte Elizabeth Lawson Cowan Riddell
British Dictionary definitions for flock paper
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