noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Sound
Pronunciation
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UK:/ʌpˈhəʊlstəɹi/
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1
noun
Meaning 1
The craft or business of upholstering furniture.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
The materials used in upholstering furniture.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
the craft of upholstering
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: trade, craft
4
noun
Meaning 4
covering (padding and springs and webbing and fabric) on a piece of furniture
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: covering
History
Etymology
First recorded in 1597; from upholster (noun) or upholster(er) + -(er)y or -y.
Across languages
Translations
38 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
تَنجِيد
— craft or business of upholstering furniture
Bulgarian:
тапицерство
(tapicerstvo)
— craft or business of upholstering furniture
Dutch:
polsteren
— craft or business of upholstering furniture
Dutch:
bekleding
— craft or business of upholstering furniture
Esperanto:
remburaĵo
— craft or business of upholstering furniture
Finnish:
verhoilu
— craft or business of upholstering furniture
French:
tapisserie (d'ameublement)
— craft or business of upholstering furniture
Galician:
tapicería
— craft or business of upholstering furniture
German:
Polsterung
— craft or business of upholstering furniture
Hungarian:
kárpitosmunka
— craft or business of upholstering furniture
Hungarian:
kárpitozás
— craft or business of upholstering furniture
Irish:
cumhdaitheoireacht
— craft or business of upholstering furniture
Italian:
tappezzeria
— craft or business of upholstering furniture
Macedonian:
тапета́рија
(tapetárija)
— craft or business of upholstering furniture
Polish:
tapicerstwo
— craft or business of upholstering furniture
Polish:
tapicerka
— craft or business of upholstering furniture
Portuguese:
estofado
— craft or business of upholstering furniture
Portuguese:
estofamento
— craft or business of upholstering furniture
Romanian:
capitonare
— craft or business of upholstering furniture
Russian:
оби́вка
(obívka)
— craft or business of upholstering furniture
Scottish Gaelic:
còmhdachadh
— craft or business of upholstering furniture
Slovak:
čalúnenie
— craft or business of upholstering furniture
Spanish:
tapicería
— craft or business of upholstering furniture
Swedish:
stoppning
— craft or business of upholstering furniture
Ottoman Turkish:
دوشهمه
(döşeme)
— craft or business of upholstering furniture
Welsh:
clustogwaith
— craft or business of upholstering furniture
Bulgarian:
тапицерия
(tapicerija)
— materials so used
Dutch:
polstering
— materials so used
Dutch:
bekleding
— materials so used
Finnish:
verhoilu
— materials so used
Finnish:
verhoilutarvikkeet
— materials so used
Hungarian:
kárpit
— materials so used
Irish:
cumhdach
— materials so used
Macedonian:
тапета́рија
(tapetárija)
— materials so used
Polish:
tapicerka
— materials so used
Polish:
obicie
— materials so used
Portuguese:
estofamento
— materials so used
Russian:
оби́вочный материа́л
(obívočnyj materiál)
— materials so used