Meaning

2 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)The craft or business of upholstering furniture.

    Polsterung

    оби́вкаobívka

    the craft of upholstering

  2. (countable, uncountable)The materials used in upholstering furniture.

    оби́вочный материа́лobívočnyj materiál

Examples

8 sentences
  1. Green tints prevail in the upholstery.

    deGrüntöne überwiegen auf den Bezügen.

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  2. Mary spilt wine to the upholstery.

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  3. Don't spill your wine on the upholstery.

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  4. That blasted cat keeps tearing up the upholstery.

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  5. Upholstery fabric is thicker and better suited for regular wear.

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Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
craft or business of upholstering furniture:
materials so used:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
craft or business of upholstering furniture:

Origin

First recorded in 1597; from upholster (noun) or upholster(er) + -(er)y or -y.

First recorded in 1597; from upholster (noun) or upholster(er) + -(er)y or -y.

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Forms

plural: upholsteries
Singularupholstery
Pluralupholsteries

regular

Word family

4 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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