Meaning

1 senses
  1. (archaic)An upholder, a dealer in secondhand furniture and clothes; an upholsterer; a tradesman who finishes furniture.

Examples

5 sentences
  1. The sofa was upholstered in velvet.

    ruСофа была обита бархатом. — Wezel

  2. The upholstered chairs have not held up very well over time.

  3. We'd suggest a chic upholstered bed with a little tartan fabric.

  4. The armchair was upholstered in a soft epinglé fabric with subtle stripes.

  5. The armchair was upholstered in soft epinglé fabric with a subtle striped pattern.

Origin

From Middle English upholdester, upholster; equivalent to uphold + -ster.

From Middle English upholdester, upholster; equivalent to uphold + -ster.

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Forms

plural: upholsters

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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