upholster en · VERB · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /əˈpɐl.stə(ɹ)/ (UK)
- /əˈpɒl.stə(ɹ)/ (UK)
Etymology
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.
Meanings
- (transitive) To fit padding, stuffing, springs, webbing and fabric covering to (furniture).
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| upholstering | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| upholstered | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| upholstered | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| upholsters | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
Deriveds
reupholsterer · upholstering · re-upholster · reupholstery · upholstered · well-upholstered · reupholster · upholsterable · unupholstered
Translations (24)
fo polstra (fit padding etc. to furniture) · ca entapissar (fit padding etc. to furniture) · de polstern (fit padding etc. to furniture) · nl bekleden (fit padding etc. to furniture) · mi whakapuru (fit padding etc. to furniture) · eo remburi (fit padding etc. to furniture) · el επιπλοστρώνω (fit padding etc. to furniture) · hu kárpitoz (fit padding etc. to furniture) · ar مُنَجِّد (fit padding etc. to furniture) · mi whakapurupuru (fit padding etc. to furniture) · ro capitona (fit padding etc. to furniture) · fi verhoilla (fit padding etc. to furniture) · it tappezzare (fit padding etc. to furniture) · ga cumhdaigh (fit padding etc. to furniture) · de aufpolstern (fit padding etc. to furniture) · es tapizar (fit padding etc. to furniture) · bg тапицирам (fit padding etc. to furniture) · nl polsteren (fit padding etc. to furniture) · ro tapisa (fit padding etc. to furniture) · ru оби́ть (fit padding etc. to furniture) · fo bólstra (fit padding etc. to furniture) · de tapezieren (fit padding etc. to furniture) · ru обива́ть (fit padding etc. to furniture) · mk тапаци́ра (fit padding etc. to furniture)