Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Fabric, stuffing, and other materials used in upholstering.
- noun The craft, trade, or business of upholstering.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Furniture covered with textile material, and hangings, curtains, and the like: a general term for all such interior decorations and fittings as are made with textiles.
- noun The art or trade of using textiles, leather, and the like in making furniture, decorating an interior, etc.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The articles or goods supplied by upholsterers; the business or work of an upholsterer.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The
craft orbusiness ofupholstering furniture . - noun The
materials so used.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the craft of upholstering
- noun covering (padding and springs and webbing and fabric) on a piece of furniture
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Examples
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Furthermore, the term upholstery also will apply to the seats inside vehicles.
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Additionally, the term upholstery also will apply to the seats in cars.
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Furthermore, the term upholstery also will apply to the seats inside vehicles.
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Additionally, the term upholstery also will apply to the seats in cars.
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To pass the three-minute ride we fillied about with what they called the upholstery, doing some nice horrorshow tearing - out of the seats 'guts and old Dim chaining the okno till the glass cracked and sparkled in the winter air, but we were all feeling that bit shagged and fagged and fashed, it having been an evening of some small energy expenditure, my brothers, only Dim, like the clowny animal he was, full of the joys-of, but looking all dirtied over and too much von of sweat on him, which was one thing I had against old Dim.
Where's the show? John Myles Aavedal 2010
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The upholstery is white leather and copper tacks over sustainably-harvested-latex foam.
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•Cloth upholstery is standard; leather comes with the V-6, possibly making you feel less fancy in your four.
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Additionally, the word upholstery also applies for the seats in vehicles.
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On top of that, the word upholstery also will apply to the seats in cars.
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On top of that, the word upholstery also will apply to the seats in cars.
mccote commented on the word upholstery
You fold story.
December 8, 2006
lampbane commented on the word upholstery
"So, does the carpet match the drapes?"
"Yeah, but not the upholstery."
March 26, 2009