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upholster

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

verb (used with object)

  1. to provide (chairs, sofas, etc.) with coverings, cushions, stuffing, springs, etc.
  2. to furnish (an interior) with hangings, curtains, carpets, or the like.


upholster

/ ʌpˈhəʊlstə /

verb

  1. tr to fit (chairs, sofas, etc) with padding, springs, webbing, and covering
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Other Words From

  • reup·holster verb (used with object)
  • unup·holstered adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of upholster1

1850–55, Americanism; back formation from upholsterer
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Example Sentences

Under these conditions my Scolia-grubs contrive at most to upholster their little pit with a thick down of reddish silk.

The original term was upholder, which is still in occasional use; next upholster; and, thirdly, upholsterer.

Deprive my figure of all drapery, or upholster it like a window-frame.

By no means an attractive piece of flesh and blood, and yet a good sample of the class that go to upholster a seraglio.

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

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