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Meaning of UPHOLSTER

Pronunciation:  up'howlstur

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [v]  provide furniture with padding, springs, webbing, and covers
 
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 See Also: furnish, provide, render, supply

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. \Up*hol"ster\, v. t. [See {Upholsterer}.]
    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.
    
  2. \Up*hol"ster\, n.
    1. A broker. [Obs.] --Caxton.
    2. An upholsterer. [Obs.] --Strype.
    
 

 

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