UPHOLSTER

upholster

(verb) provide furniture with padding, springs, webbing, and covers

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

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

(transitive) To fit padding, stuffing, springs, webbing and fabric covering to (furniture).

Noun

upholster (plural upholsters)

(archaic) An upholsterer; a tradesman who finishes furniture.

Anagrams

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Source: Wiktionary


Up*hol"ster, v. t. Etym: [See Upholsterer.]

Definition: 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, n.

1. A broker. [Obs.] Caxton.

2. An upholsterer. [Obs.] Strype.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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