In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
UPHOLSTERED
Adjective
upholstered (not comparable)
Covered in or characterized by upholstery.
Verb
upholstered
simple past tense and past participle of upholster
Source: Wiktionary
UPHOLSTER
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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