upholster
To fit padding, stuffing, springs, webbing and fabric covering toTo fit padding, stuffing, springs, webbing and fabric covering to (furniture).
» The sofa was upholstered in velvet.
Софа была обита бархатом.
Meaning
1 sensesTo fit padding, stuffing, springs, webbing and fabric covering to (furniture).
aufpolstern, polstern, tapezieren
обива́тьobivátʹ, оби́тьobítʹ
provide furniture with padding, springs, webbing, and covers
Examples
5 sentencesThe sofa was upholstered in velvet.
ruСофа была обита бархатом.
The upholstered chairs have not held up very well over time.
We'd suggest a chic upholstered bed with a little tartan fabric.
The armchair was upholstered in a soft epinglé fabric with subtle stripes.
The armchair was upholstered in soft epinglé fabric with a subtle striped pattern.
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
Origin
Back-formation from upholsterer (“tradesman who finishes furniture”), from Middle EnglishBack-formation from upholsterer (“tradesman who finishes furniture”), from Middle English upholdester, variant of Middle English upholder (“dealer in small goods”), from upholden (“to repair, uphold”); equivalent to uphold + -ster. Sense development as well as form may have been influenced by conflation with unrelated bolster.
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Forms
upholsters, upholstering, upholstered, upholstered| Base form | upholster · to upholster |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | upholsters |
| Present participle | upholstering |
| Past simple | upholstered |
| Past participle | upholstered |
irregular
Word family
10 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle