Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun One that upholsters furniture.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who upholsters, or provides and puts in place curtains, carpets, textile coverings for furniture, and the like.
- noun An upholsterer-bee; a leaf-cutter.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who provides hangings, coverings, cushions, curtains, and the like; one who upholsters.
- noun (Zoöl.) See Poppy bee, under
Poppy .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
craftsman whoupholsters furniture .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a craftsman who upholsters furniture
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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This wild bee, called the upholsterer bee, from its habits, leads a solitary life, but she takes a vast deal of pains in behalf of her young.
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The upholsterer's eye, in a fine frenzy rolling, Glances from ceiling to floor, from floor to ceiling; And, as imagination bodies forth The form of things unknown, th 'upholsterer's pencil Turns to shape and gives to airy nothing A local habitation and a NAME.
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For noncrafty types: Measure top and sides of box spring, sketch how you'd like the fabric to run and have an upholsterer make the cover.
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I am looking for an upholsterer (for sofas) and a seamstress (for clothes alterations) in MOrelia.
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John Milkovisch, a retired upholsterer for the Southern Pacific Railroad, created the house over a period of 18 years beginning in 1969.
Christine Buckley: Houston Yard Art: Beer Cans, Fake Flowers and Wacky, Nonsensical Sculptures
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One upholsterer was born in Cuba, where Mr. Korsgaard believes he absorbed his countrymen's talent for keeping vintage U.S. vehicles on the road.
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I brought the table measurements, the fabric, a roll of striped grosgrain ribbon and a rough drawing to the nearest upholsterer.
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Life was fine for many years – they had three children, and Neville made good money as an upholsterer and decorator.
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I am looking for an upholsterer (for sofas) and a seamstress (for clothes alterations) in MOrelia.
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Make sure that your upholsterer does not overstuff the seat cushions.
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