upholstery
English
editEtymology
editFirst recorded 1597; fromupholster(noun) orupholster(er) +-(er)y or-y.[1][2][3][4]
Pronunciation
edit- (UK)IPA(key):/ʌpˈhəʊlstəɹi/
Audio(Southern England): (file)
Noun
editupholstery (countable anduncountable,pluralupholsteries)
- Thecraft orbusiness ofupholsteringfurniture.
- Thematerials used in upholstering furniture.
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editTranslations
editcraft or business of upholstering furniture
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materials so used
References
edit- ^James A. H. Murrayet al., editors (1884–1928), “Upho·lstery”, inA New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volume X, Part 1 (Ti–U), London:Clarendon Press,→OCLC,page426, column 3: “f.Upholstersb.”
- ^“upholstery”, inCollins English Dictionary; from Michael Agnes, editor,Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th edition, Cleveland, Oh.:Wiley,2010,→ISBN: “see upholsterer & -ery”
- ^“upholstery”, inDictionary.com Unabridged,Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present: “upholster(er) + -y3”
- ^Douglas Harper (2001–2025) “upholstery”, inOnline Etymology Dictionary: “see upholster + -y (4).”
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