flocked wallpaper

Meaning

1. 1noununcountablespecialist

   Wall covering with a raised, velvety pattern made by sticking tiny fibers onto the paper.

   Grammar: Uncountable: a roll of flocked wallpaper.

   Patterns

   • flocked wallpaper in something
   • a roll of flocked wallpaper

   The dining room was covered in deep red flocked wallpaper.

   Flocked wallpaper feels soft and slightly raised under your hand.

   Many old restaurants still use flocked wallpaper to look traditional.

Common combinations

red flocked wallpaper

The curry house had red flocked wallpaper on every wall.

hang flocked wallpaper

It takes patience to hang flocked wallpaper without damaging the pile.

Victorian flocked wallpaper

The museum recreated Victorian flocked wallpaper for the parlor.

strip flocked wallpaper

Stripping flocked wallpaper can be messy and slow.

flocked wallpaper pattern

The flocked wallpaper pattern looked like a damask.

Synonyms and how they differ

velvet wallpaper

Velvet wallpaper is a shop name for much the same product, though flocked describes how it is made.

embossed wallpaper

Embossed wallpaper has a raised pattern pressed into the paper, whereas flocked wallpaper adds fibers on top.

textured wallpaper

Textured wallpaper is a broad category that includes flocked, embossed and grasscloth types.

damask

Damask names a woven pattern and is often used for flocked designs, but it is not the same thing.

Opposites

Word family

flock verb

to cover a surface with tiny fibers

flocking noun

the process or material of fibers glued onto a surface

flocked adjective

decorated with a velvety surface of short fibers

wallpaper noun

paper used to cover walls

Commonly confused: flocked wallpaper or flocked vs. flecked? flocked wallpaper or flock of birds?

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