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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

Words nearby flock paper

floccus, flock, flockbed, flock dot, flocking, flock paper, flocky, Flodden, floe, floeberg, flog
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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 Sanborn

  • This papier velout, called tontisse by Le Franois, was exported to England, where it became known as "flock paper."

    Old Time Wall Papers|Katherine Abbott Sanborn

  • The room was gloomy with dark red curtains and dark flock paper.

    Lady Anna|Anthony Trollope

  • The 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

flock paper
noun
a type of wallpaper with a raised patternSee also flock 2 (def. 3)
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