verb
upholster
Upholster (verb) means to fit padding, stuffing, springs, webbing and fabric covering to (furniture).
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To fit padding, stuffing, springs, webbing and fabric covering to (furniture).
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Etymology
Back-formation from upholsterer (“tradesman who finishes furniture”), from Middle English upholdester, variant of Middle English upholder (“dealer in small goods”), from upholden (“to repair, uphold”); equivalent to uphold + -ster. Sense development as well as form may have been influenced by conflation with unrelated bolster.
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What is the meaning of upholster?
"upholster" (verb) means to fit padding, stuffing, springs, webbing and fabric covering to (furniture).