to upholster furniture

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• furniture — n. 1) to upholster furniture 2) antique; garden, lawn, outdoor, patio; modem; office; period; secondhand, used; unfinished (esp. AE) furniture 3) an article, piece, stick of furniture * * * [ fɜːnɪtʃə] garden lawn modern office outdoor …   Combinatory dictionary

• upholster — ► VERB 1) provide (furniture) with a soft, padded covering. 2) cover the walls or furniture in (a room) with textiles …   English terms dictionary

• upholster — (v.) 1853, back formation from upholsterer tradesman who finishes or repairs articles of furniture (1610s), from upholdester (early 15c.), formed with a dim. (originally fem.) suffix, from obsolete M.E. noun upholder dealer in small goods (early… …   Etymology dictionary

• upholster — ☆ upholster [up hōl′stər ] vt. [back form. < UPHOLSTERER] to fit out (furniture, etc.) with covering material, padding, springs, etc …   English World dictionary

• upholster —    , upholsterer, and upholstery    In making furniture, to upholster is to attach stuffing, springs, cushions, and covering fabric these materials often referred to as upholstery. A person who applies this craft or trade is an upholsterer …   Glossary of Art Terms

• upholster — [ʌp həʊlstə, hɒl ] verb provide (furniture) with a soft, padded covering. ↘cover the walls or furniture in (a room) with textiles. Origin C19: back form. from upholsterer …   English new terms dictionary

• upholster — v.tr. 1 provide (furniture) with upholstery. 2 furnish (a room etc.) with furniture, carpets, etc. Phrases and idioms: well upholstered joc. (of a person) fat. Etymology: back form. f. UPHOLSTERER …   Useful english dictionary

• upholster — verb /əˈpɒl.stə(ɹ),əˈpɐl.stə(ɹ)/ To fit padding, stuffing, springs, webbing and fabric covering to furniture …   Wiktionary

• upholster — up·hol·ster || ÊŒp həʊlstÉ™(r) v. cover and fit furniture (with cushions, stuffing, springs, and fabric) …   English contemporary dictionary

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• upholsterer — /up hohl steuhr euhr, euh pohl /, n. a person whose business it is to upholster furniture and, sometimes, to furnish and put in place hangings, curtains, carpets, etc. [1605 15; earlier upholster in same sense (see UPHOLD, STER) + ER1] * * * …   Universalium