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upholstery

upholstery

2 5.2
Work of covering furniture with fabric or leather and padding
  • noun
  • /ʌˈhoʊlstəri/
translation icon : tapicería
  • He learned the art of upholstery to restore antique furniture to its original beauty.
  • upholstery fabric
  • upholstery shop
  • upholstery tacks

Examples

  • She was working in her upholstery shop in Philadelphia.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • It lay in a weedy lot with an auto upholstery shop on one side and an abandoned health food restaurant on the other.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • The few pieces of upholstery he had observed in the various rooms in use were either gold or white.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • Thank you and welcome, ladies and gentlemen, to the 34th annual convention of the American Motion Upholstery Association.

  • Simple measures, such as vacuuming, upholstery cleaning, and regular maintenance, can keep it looking new and running like new.

    Blog text (22)
  • Because I have absolutely zero skills when it comes to working with fabric, let alone upholstery, I had to find someone locally who would help me out.

    Blog text (28)
  • Lovingly, he fingers the upholstery of his extravagant carriage.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • But Bill Davidson's ideas make practical sense; for years, several small service-oriented stores existed there: a copy store, laundromat, and upholstery shop.

    Blog text (34)
  • She chose a beautiful fabric for the sofa's upholstery to match the room's decor.

  • The upholstery on this chair looks worn and needs to be replaced soon.

Antonyms

106 2.0

Taking something or someone away from a place

2 5.2

To take something apart, often a machine, so you can fix or check it

Compounds

Material used to cover and pad furniture like chairs or sofas

A strong, often curved sewing tool for thick furniture fabric

Surface Forms

upholstery singular
upholsteries plural

Morphology

upholstery = upholster (semi-transparent) = upholster + y

Standard noun formation from the verb 'upholster' using the suffix '-y'.

Etymology

Upholstery as a craft can be remembered the same way: think of up- as 'on' and the work as 'holding' cloth and padding in place, so upholstery is the job of making and fixing those soft covers for furniture.