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Upholster

Up-hol′ster

,
Verb.
T.
[See
Upholsterer
.]
To furnish (rooms, carriages, bedsteads, chairs, etc.) with hangings, coverings, cushions, etc.; to adorn with furnishings in cloth, velvet, silk, etc.;
as, to
upholster
a couch; to
upholster
a room with curtains
.

Up-hol′ster

,
Noun.
1.
A broker.
[Obs.]
Caxton.
2.
An upholsterer.
[Obs.]
Strype.

Definition 2024

upholster

upholster

English

Verb

upholster ‎(third-person singular simple present upholsters, present participle upholstering, simple past and past participle upholstered)

  1. To fit padding, stuffing, springs, webbing and fabric covering to furniture.

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Etymology

Back-formation from upholsterer ‎(“tradesman who finishes furniture”), from Middle English upholdester, from upholder ‎(“dealer in small goods”), from upholden ‎(“to repair, uphold”); see also uphold.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /əˈpɒl.stə(ɹ)/, /əˈpɐl.stə(ɹ)/

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