Definitions for upholstery
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
up•hol•sterʌpˈhoʊl stər, əˈpoʊl-(v.t.)-stered, -ster•ing.
to provide (chairs, sofas, etc.) with coverings, cushions, stuffing, springs, etc.
Category: Furniture
Origin of upholster:
1850–55, Amer.; back formation from upholsterer
up•hol′ster•y
Princeton's WordNet
upholstery(noun)
covering (padding and springs and webbing and fabric) on a piece of furniture
upholstery(noun)
the craft of upholstering
Wiktionary
upholstery(Noun)
The craft or business of upholstering furniture.
upholstery(Noun)
The materials so used.
Webster Dictionary
Upholstery(noun)
the articles or goods supplied by upholsterers; the business or work of an upholsterer
Translations for upholstery
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
upholstery(noun)
the business or process of upholstering.
- stofferingAfrikaans
- حِرْفَة التَّنْجيدArabic
- тапициранеBulgarian
- estofamentoPortuguese (BR)
- čalouněníCzech
- die PolsterungGerman
- møbelpolstringDanish
- ταπετσάρισμα/ το επάγγελμα του ταπετσέρηGreek
- tapiceríaSpanish
- polsterdamineEstonian
- مبل سازیFarsi
- verhoiluFinnish
- rembourrageFrench
- מַרפֶּדִייָהHebrew
- फर्नीचर का कारोबारHindi
- tapetarijaCroatian
- kárpitosmunkaHungarian
- pembuatanIndonesian
- bólstrunIcelandic
- (arte del tappezziere)Italian
- 室内装飾業Japanese
- 실내 장식업, 의자 천갈이업Korean
- baldų apmušimasLithuanian
- polsterējums; tapsējumsLatvian
- kerja-kerja upholsteriMalay
- het stofferenDutch
- møbelstoppingNorwegian
- tapicerstwoPolish
- مبل سازیPersian
- دكوټې فرش او لوازم (اثاث البيتPashto
- estofoPortuguese
- tapiţerie; munca de tapiţareRomanian
- обивкаRussian
- čalúnenieSlovak
- tapetništvoSlovenian
- tapetarstvoSerbian
- stoppningSwedish
- งานทำเบาะ บุนวม หรือหุ้มเบาะThai
- döşeme, döşemelik eşyaTurkish
- 傢俱裝潢業Chinese (Trad.)
- ремесло оббивальникаUkrainian
- صوفے بنانے کا کامUrdu
- nghề nhồi, bọc đồ đạcVietnamese
- 室内装璜业Chinese (Simp.)
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