upholster

Definitions  ·  Examples  ·  Pronunciations  ·  Etymologies  ·  Related  ·  Statistics  ·  Comments  · 
One of my favorites is to re-upholster or re-cover a sofa, chair, loveseat or footstool.

View all »
Definitions (7)

Toggle American Heritage definitions American Heritage Dictionary (1)

  1. transitive verb To supply (furniture) with stuffing, springs, cushions, and covering fabric.

Toggle Century definitions Century Dictionary (3)

Toggle GNU Webster definitions GNU Webster's 1913 (2)

Toggle WordNet definitions WordNet (1)

Toggle elsewhere links Elsewhere on the web

View all »
Examples (50)

  • I plan to sand down the current wood finish, paint the wood ebony or a fun color, and re-upholster it with something bold, fun, and modern. —  shelterrific
  • Update your home décor with new lampshade or re-upholster piece of furniture. —  Toronto Craft Alert
  • One of the easiest changes you can make to your dining room that ranks high on the "wow" factor, is to re-upholster your chairs. —  Find Free Articles - ArticlesBase
  • One of my favorites is to re-upholster or re-cover a sofa, chair, loveseat or footstool. —  MyLinkVault Newest Links
  • If you don't think you have the skill to re-upholster a piece, shop around for some country slipcovers - instant change. —  MyLinkVault Newest Links
 

Tags

Sign up or sign in to add tags.

Stats

This word has been looked up 80 times.

On Twitter

Photos from

flickr images

Etymologies (2)

Toggle American Heritage etymologies American Heritage Dictionary (1)

  1. Back-formation from upholsterer.

Toggle Century etymologies Century Dictionary (1)

  1. from upholsterer, regarded as formed from upholster, v., + -er: see upholsterer.
 

Pronunciations
Record your own »

/əpˈhoʊlstər/
by American Heritage

Charts

frequency chart

Bubble size: how much this word was used in a year

Bubble height: used more or less than expected, vs. all uses evenly distributed

You can expect to see this word about once a year.

Recently looked up

scrolling · unparallelled · cornucopia · neurophysiological · geocentric

Recent Favorites

pygopagus · sanglant · Astacus · sweetbread · qualms

Recent Pronunciations

bienvenidos · funereal · eschatology · phobophobia · gobbledygook