upholstery

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UK/ʌpˈhəʊlstəɹi/

noun

The craft or business of upholstering furniture.

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Meanings

nounupholstery (countable and uncountable, plural upholsteries)

plural upholsteries

  1. countableuncountableThe craft or business of upholstering furniture.
  2. countableuncountableThe materials used in upholstering furniture.

Origin

First recorded in 1597; from upholster (noun) or upholster(er) + -(er)y or -y.

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Translations

Arabic تَنجِيد
  • تَنجِيدcraft or business of upholstering furniture
Bulgarian тапицерство, тапицерия
  • тапицерство (tapicerstvo)craft or business of upholstering furniture
  • тапицерия (tapicerija)materials so used
Dutch polsteren, bekleding
  • polsterencraft or business of upholstering furniture
  • bekledingcraft or business of upholstering furniture
  • polsteringmaterials so used
  • bekledingmaterials so used
Esperanto remburaĵo
  • remburaĵocraft or business of upholstering furniture
Finnish verhoilu, verhoilu
  • verhoilucraft or business of upholstering furniture
  • verhoilumaterials so used
  • verhoilutarvikkeetmaterials so used
French tapisserie (d'ameublement)
  • tapisserie (d'ameublement)craft or business of upholstering furniture
German Polsterung
  • Polsterungcraft or business of upholstering furniture
Hungarian kárpitosmunka, kárpitozás
  • kárpitosmunkacraft or business of upholstering furniture
  • kárpitozáscraft or business of upholstering furniture
  • kárpitmaterials so used
Irish cumhdaitheoireacht, cumhdach
  • cumhdaitheoireachtcraft or business of upholstering furniture
  • cumhdachmaterials so used
Italian tappezzeria
  • tappezzeriacraft or business of upholstering furniture
Norwegian møbelstopping, møbelstoff
  • møbelstoppingcraft or business of upholstering furniture
  • møbelstoffmaterials so used
Polish tapicerstwo, tapicerka
  • tapicerstwocraft or business of upholstering furniture
  • tapicerkacraft or business of upholstering furniture
  • tapicerkamaterials so used
  • obiciematerials so used
Portuguese estofado, estofamento
  • estofadocraft or business of upholstering furniture
  • estofamentocraft or business of upholstering furniture
  • estofamentomaterials so used
Romanian capitonare
  • capitonarecraft or business of upholstering furniture
Russian оби́вка, оби́вочный материа́л
  • оби́вка (obívka)craft or business of upholstering furniture
  • оби́вочный материа́л (obívočnyj materiál)materials so used
Scottish Gaelic còmhdachadh
  • còmhdachadhcraft or business of upholstering furniture
Slovak čalúnenie
  • čalúneniecraft or business of upholstering furniture
Spanish tapicería
  • tapiceríacraft or business of upholstering furniture
Swedish stoppning
  • stoppningcraft or business of upholstering furniture
Welsh clustogwaith
  • clustogwaithcraft or business of upholstering furniture
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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