upholstery
upholstery
Definition
up·hol·stery (-stər ē)
noun pl. -·ster·ies
- the fittings and material used in upholstering
- the business or work of an upholsterer
Etymology: see upholsterer & -ery
upholstery
Synonyms
upholstery
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- spring: The very cozy Delta red and gold 'Poppy ' color scheme of the sprung upholstery remains for 2006.
- clean: At the moment we do not clean leather upholstery.
Adjective modifier
- plush: The theme is predominantly aluminum, again emphasizing the lightness of the car, along with plush leather upholstery.
- soft: He relaxed himself amid the soft upholstery of an arm-chair... .
- red: The chairs are William and Mary period and retain their original fringed red velvet upholstery.
- blue: These should have a blend of green and blue upholstery.
- traditional: My passions are traditional upholstery, cooking & music & would love to teach guitar to local children.
- black: Owned by the vendor since 1994, this example is finished in Old English White with black upholstery.
Modifies a noun
- cleaning: Please have a look at our carpet cleaning prices or upholstery cleaning prices.
- fabric: Like most neoclassical designs his upholstery fabrics were very often done in vertical stripes of very light, cool colors.
- cleaner: Seats will be clean and will probably have been prepared with suitable upholstery cleaner.
- foam: Pipe lagging and upholstery foam are not suitable, as they are low-density.
- leather: Bagging and soiling of upholstery leather Development of methods to assess the resistance of leathers to bagging and soiling in use.
- manufacturer: Our methods are safe and are approved by upholstery manufacturers.
Noun used with modifier
- leather: At the moment we do not clean leather upholstery.
- velour: The thin velour upholstery covering the dome has begun to sag in places.
- velvet: The chairs are William and Mary period and retain their original fringed red velvet upholstery.
- fabric: Also consider the cost savings form using wholesale fabric upholstery.
- cream: Other cars available including white Rolls Royce Silver Shadow with cream leather upholstery - simply the ultimate in luxury travel.
- furniture: Pigmented Leather is the most durable and is used in the majority of furniture upholstery and almost all car upholstery.
upholstery Quotes
The dogs had eaten the upholstery of a Packard convertible that afternoon, and were consequently somewhat subdued.
Such a fatigue of adjectives, a drone of alliterations, a huffing of hyphenated words hurdling the meter like tired horses. Such a faded upholstery of tears, stars, bells, bones, flood and blooda thud of consonants in tongue, night, dark, dust, seed, wound and wind.
