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

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How to use upholster in a sentence

Second class featured the same basic seating arrangement as third class, but with upholstered seating.
A Serial Killer on the Loose in Nazi Berlin|Scott Andrew Selby|January 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Daily Pic: The late Alina Szapocnikow liked well-upholstered bodies.
Torsos, But More So|Blake Gopnik|November 8, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Around the perimeter of the museum courtyard are tall thrones upholstered in white, reserved for the VIPs.
New Moon Rises Over Hollywood|Kim Masters|November 17, 2009|DAILY BEAST
It had an upholstered seat and back, and the high arms were made more comfortable by a covering of the same material.
A Little Union Scout|Joel Chandler Harris

Sprawled in a huge and softly upholstered chair at the window, he took his ease in his house.
Average Jones|Samuel Hopkins Adams
But she was not at that immense tyre slung with upholstered coaches, nor yet to be seen at the side-shows round about.
Mushroom Town|Oliver Onions
In one part of it stood several upholstered chairs with covers on, cluttered about a plain table.
Tramping on Life|Harry Kemp
They were upholstered with "bladder wrack," a most soft cushion, and in each box a white whale lay on these pneumatic cushions.
Appletons' Popular Science Monthly, July 1899|Various

British Dictionary definitions for upholster

upholster

/ (ʌpˈhəʊlstə) /

verb

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

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