upholstery

[uhp-hohl-stuh-ree, -stree, uh-pohl-]

noun

plural

upholsteries 

1. the materials used to cushion and cover furniture.

2. the business of an upholsterer.

upholstery

/ ʌpˈhəʊlstərɪ /

noun

1. the padding, covering, etc, of a piece of furniture

2. the business, work, or craft of upholstering

Other Word Forms

• reupholstery noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of upholstery¹

First recorded in 1640–50; upholster(er) + -y ³

Example Sentences

“The pink silks, bronze golds and the upholstery, it all suits Glinda. And the bubble becomes a hot-air balloon — the Wizard’s technology.”

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“The upholstery fern? The Winnebago fern? I believe Miss Mortimer made those up; at least, I have never heard of them. And I fear she is being much too optimistic about Lady Constance.”

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But it is Murphy and Brennan’s employment of narrative license with Gein’s tale and the series’ lurid tight shots on upholstery made of human skin that declare the series’ intent more loudly.

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It will include an intimate series of never-before-seen smoke signals — cartoonish puffs of white smoke — fabricated on stretched car upholstery that Therrien made when he was dying of cancer and could barely lift a pen.

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Some were made from colorful tweed, iridescent fabric or patterned upholstery material.

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