Upholster Definition

ŭp-hōlstər, ə-pōl-
upholstered, upholsters
verb
To fit out (furniture, etc.) with covering material, padding, springs, etc.
Webster's New World

Origin of Upholster

  • Back-formation from upholsterer (“tradesman who finishes furniture"), from Middle English upholdester, from upholder (“dealer in small goods"), from upholden (“to repair, uphold"); see also uphold.

    From Wiktionary

  • Back-formation from upholsterer

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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