upholster

[ uhp-hohl-ster, uh-pohl- ]

/ ʌpˈhoʊl stər, əˈpoʊl- /

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verb (used with object)

to provide (chairs, sofas, etc.) with coverings, cushions, stuffing, springs, etc.

to furnish (an interior) with hangings, curtains, carpets, or the like.

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Origin of upholster

1850–55, Americanism; back formation from upholsterer

OTHER WORDS FROM upholster

re·up·hol·ster, verb (used with object)un·up·hol·stered, adjective

Words nearby upholster

upheave, upheld, Up-Helly-Aa, uphill, uphold, upholster, upholsterer, upholstery, uphroe, UPI, up in arms

How to use upholster in a sentence

Under these conditions my Scolia-grubs contrive at most to upholster their little pit with a thick down of reddish silk.
More Hunting Wasps|J. Henri Fabre
The original term was upholder, which is still in occasional use; next upholster; and, thirdly, upholsterer.
Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 98, September 13, 1851|Various
Deprive my figure of all drapery, or upholster it like a window-frame.
Modern Society|Julia Ward Howe
By no means an attractive piece of flesh and blood, and yet a good sample of the class that go to upholster a seraglio.
Romantic Spain|John Augustus O'Shea

To upholster a chair seat, a frame should first be made of the shape shown in Fig. 298, C.
Handwork in Wood|William Noyes

British Dictionary definitions for upholster

upholster

/ (ʌpˈhəʊlstə) /

verb

(tr) to fit (chairs, sofas, etc) with padding, springs, webbing, and covering

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upholster

Origin of upholster

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