upholstery
/ʌpˈhəʊlstəɹi/
upholstery noun: the craft or business of upholstering furniture.
Noun
upholstery (countable and uncountable, plural upholsteries)
upholstery meaning in Tamil and Arabic
upholstery in Tamil
- இருக்கை ஒப்பனை, மெத்தை திண்டு வேலை, வீட்டுத்தளவாடம், விதானம்
upholstery in Arabic
- craft or business of upholstering furniture
- تَنجِيد
Examples of upholstery in a sentence
- Fustians were used for anything from draperies to dresses or upholstery to men’s waistcoats.
- Always, the relentless bass of hip-hop blasting in rooms of nautical-themed furnishings, faded driftwood, gingham upholstery, linen and chambray.
- After several reupholsterings, the wood may no longer function to hold the upholstery in place and must be reinforced.
Forms of upholstery
| plural | upholsteries |
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Origin of upholstery
First recorded in 1597; from upholster (noun) or upholster(er) + -(er)y or -y.
Words formed from upholstery
Questions about upholstery
- What does upholstery mean?
- Upholstery means the craft or business of upholstering furniture.
- What is upholstery in Tamil?
- Upholstery in Tamil is இருக்கை ஒப்பனை, மெத்தை திண்டு வேலை, வீட்டுத்தளவாடம். See Upholstery meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is upholstery?
- Upholstery is a noun.
- How do you pronounce upholstery?
- Upholstery is pronounced /ʌpˈhəʊlstəɹi/ (UK).
- What is the plural of upholstery?
- The plural of upholstery is upholsteries.
Words near upholstery in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: upholstery (page history and authors); upholstery (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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