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verb (used with object)
1.
to provide (chairs, sofas, etc.) with coverings, cushions, stuffing, springs, etc.
2.
to furnish (an interior) with hangings, curtains, carpets, or the like.
Related forms
re·up·hol·ster, verb (used with object)
un·up·hol·stered, adjective
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Upholstered
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Word Origin & History
upholster
1853, back-formation from upholsterer "tradesman who finishes or repairs articles of furniture" (1613), from upholdester (1411), formed with a dim. (originally fem.) suffix, from obsolete M.E. noun upholder "dealer in small goods" (1333), from upholden "to repair, uphold, keep from falling or sinking"
EXPAND(in this case, by stuffing); see uphold. Upholstery is attested from 1649.
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upholstered definition[əˈpolstɚd]
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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(well-)upholstered definition
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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