What does upholster mean?
Definitions for upholster
ʌpˈhoʊl stər, əˈpoʊl-up·hol·ster
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Princeton's WordNet
upholsterverb
provide furniture with padding, springs, webbing, and covers
Wiktionary
upholsterverb
To fit padding, stuffing, springs, webbing and fabric covering to furniture.
ChatGPT
upholster
To upholster is to cover (a piece of furniture, especially a seat) with padding, springs, webbing, fabric, or leather, either for decorative purposes or to make it more comfortable. It can also refer to the profession or work of someone who upholsters furniture.
Webster Dictionary
Upholsterverb
to furnish (rooms, carriages, bedsteads, chairs, etc.) with hangings, coverings, cushions, etc.; to adorn with furnishings in cloth, velvet, silk, etc.; as, to upholster a couch; to upholster a room with curtains
Upholsternoun
a broker
Upholsternoun
an upholsterer
Editors Contribution
upholster
To change the fabric or material on furniture to change or improve the furniture.
We run our own restaurant and had to upholster one of the sofa's rather than buy a new one.
Submitted by MaryC on November 22, 2016
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of upholster in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of upholster in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
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