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.

RELATED WORDS

drape, stuff, pad, cushion

Nearby words

Origin of upholster

1850–55, Americanism; back formation from upholsterer

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

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Examples from the Web for upholstered

Second class featured the same basic seating arrangement as third class, but with upholstered seating.
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The stove is on Krakau's side, but by way of compensation Helms has an upholstered arm chair with a tall back.
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Already the lights were being extinguished and the ushers spreading druggeting over the upholstered seats.
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I leaned back in the upholstered seat, fairly quivering with excitement.
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Hanlon made his way to the latter, and sat on one of the upholstered stools.
Man of Many Minds|E. Everett Evans
A plain little room it was, containing an American typewriter, and beside the desk only a chair or two upholstered in red morocco.
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British Dictionary definitions for upholstered

upholster

/ (ʌpˈhəʊlstə) /

verb

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

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Word Origin and History for upholstered

upholster

1853, back-formation from upholsterer "tradesman who finishes or repairs articles of furniture" (1610s), from upholdester (early 15c.), formed with a diminutive (originally fem.) suffix, from obsolete Middle English noun upholder "dealer in small goods" (early 14c.), from upholden "to repair, uphold, keep from falling or sinking" (in this case, by stuffing); see uphold.