well-upholstered armchair
- noun
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sillón bien tapizado
- She settled into the well-upholstered armchair and sighed with relief after a long day.
Examples
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His favorite spot to read was the well-upholstered armchair beside the fireplace.
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The hotel lobby was decorated with several well-upholstered armchairs to make guests feel at home.
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I love my new well-upholstered armchair.
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The well-upholstered armchair in the corner is perfect for reading.
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His favorite spot to read was the well-upholstered armchair beside the fireplace.
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She settled into the well-upholstered armchair and sighed with relief after a long day.
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The hotel lobby was decorated with several well-upholstered armchairs to make guests feel at home.
Synonyms
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2.3
A large comfortable chair with arms and soft cushions for relaxing
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2.6
A comfortable armchair with a back that leans and sometimes a footrest
A comfortable armchair covered in cloth with a wooden frame and closed sides
How Comfortable
Surface Forms
Morphology
well-upholstered + armchair
The meaning is fully compositional: 'well-upholstered' denotes having good padding/fabric, so 'well-upholstered armchair' straightforwardly means an armchair with high-quality upholstery. This follows the common 'well-' + adjective + noun pattern and is cross-linguistically transparent, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents would readily understand it.
Etymology
Well-upholstered armchair paints a simple picture of an armchair that is upholstered — that is, 'covered and stuffed' with soft padding and cloth, so you can sink into it. So it means 'an armchair offering extra comfort'.