upholstery
- noun
- /ʌpˈhoʊlstəri/
- She chose a vibrant fabric for the upholstery of her dining room chairs.
- leather upholstery
- velvet upholstery
- plush upholstery
I found some tweed, I got felt, I found some corduroy, velvet, some upholstery fabric.
- I found some tweed, I got felt, I found some corduroy, velvet, some upholstery fabric.
- I mean, the Defense Department knows in inches where pine needles will catch on fire versus the upholstery in car seats.
- He needs to put some of the upholstery shit in there.
Examples
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I could make it all match the upholstery.
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The wood was pale and yellowish, and the upholstery was striped.
Fiction book (1993) -
You would not want to cut the upholstery because it must be perfect.
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I like the color of the upholstery.
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The couch is original leather upholstery.
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The light was dim in the corners of the tiny place, and the upholstery was old.
Fiction book (1996) -
There's beautiful leather upholstery with Recaro sports seats.
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The Buick's name was Vi because its upholstery was gray-violet.
Fiction book (1997) -
Redoing it in blue would involve new drapes, new upholstery, new carpet, new everything.
Fiction book (2000) -
In the left foreground, a wooden chair with a red back and green upholstery stretches tautly upward.
Academic text (2007)
Synonyms
Material used to cover and pad furniture like chairs or sofas
Compounds
How Padded
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Upholstery is easy to remember if you think of up- as 'on' and -holster like something that 'holds' things, so upholstery is the soft cover that 'holds' the padding, springs, and fabric on a chair or sofa.