upholster

verb

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up·hol·ster | \ (ˌ)əp-ˈhōl-stər

, (ˌ)ə-ˈpōl- \

upholstered; upholstering

Definition of upholster

transitive verb

: to furnish with or as if with upholstery

Examples of upholster in a Sentence

The couch was upholstered with a bright, floral fabric.

Recent Examples on the Web George Venson, who designs patterns for the textile and wallpaper studio Voutsa, enlisted sibling co-owners Yien and Leon Wong to upholster a pair of painterly floral Italian-linen slipper chairs for his 200 Lexington showroom. — Trupti Rami, Curbed, 1 Apr. 2021 People in novels can and should be able to upholster their realities with art and films from this one. — New York Times, 23 Apr. 2021 Victor Hernandez will gladly upholster anything — truly anything. — Trupti Rami, Curbed, 1 Apr. 2021 An article last Sunday about Tillett Textiles misidentified the print of a fabric Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis used to upholster a sofa. — New York Times, 9 Jan. 2021 The graphic patterns slide up the walls and right onto the showroom floor, where they have been used to upholster five sofas by Ligne Roset, the French furniture maker. — Melissa Feldman, ELLE Decor, 9 Nov. 2020 Idea #4: Centuries old chairs still rank high in style when upholstered in a bold hue. — Sarah Bray, House Beautiful, 28 Jan. 2014 Some learned their craft by upholstering furniture, others by making airplane seats. — Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press, 19 Apr. 2020 Go with furniture upholstered in a performance fabric, which makes for easy cleanup of messes and spills. — Washington Post, 13 Feb. 2020

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