reupholster

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verb

To upholster again; to replace the attached fabric covering on furniture.

OriginEnglish upholster ← Middle English re- ← Old French re- →
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Meanings

verbreupholster (third-person singular simple present reupholsters, present participle reupholstering, simple past and past participle reupholstered)

present singular third person reupholsters · participle present reupholstering · participle past reupholstered · past reupholstered · alternative re-upholster

  1. To upholster again; to replace the attached fabric covering on furniture.

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Englishupholster
  7. Englishreupholster

From re- + upholster.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

upholsterer
Cite this entry
APA

reupholster. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reupholster

MLA

“reupholster.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reupholster. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reupholster,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reupholster.

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