upholster
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upholster¹
- /əˈpɒl.stə(ɹ)/ UK
- /əˈpɐl.stə(ɹ)/ UK
Where it comes from
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.
verb upholsters · upholstering · upholstered
- To fit padding, stuffing, springs, webbing and fabric covering to (furniture).
upholster²
- /əˈpɒl.stə(ɹ)/ UK
- /əˈpɐl.stə(ɹ)/ UK
Where it comes from
From Middle English upholdester, upholster; equivalent to uphold + -ster.
noun upholsters · upholdster
- An upholder, a dealer in secondhand furniture and clothes; an upholsterer; a tradesman who finishes furniture.
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verb fit padding etc. to furniture
| Español | tapizar |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | aufpolstern, polstern |
| Italiano | tappezzare |
| Ελληνικά | επιπλοστρώνω epiplostróno |
| Română | capitona, tapisa |
| Русский | обива́ть obivátʹ, оби́ть obítʹ |
| العربية | مُنَجِّد munajjid |
Talk about this word "upholster." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/upholster. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. upholster. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/upholster "upholster." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/upholster.Cite this
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title = {upholster},
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