shelf paper

noun

paper used for covering shelves, especially those of a cupboard or kitchen cabinet.

Origin of shelf paper

¹

First recorded in 1890–95

Words Nearby shelf paper

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How to use shelf paper in a sentence

The large sheets of shelf paper may be bought at any grocer's.
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Couldn't you make a heavy chalk mark on the shelf paper around the dish of food?
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