upholster

English

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /əˈpɒl.stə(ɹ)/, /əˈpɐl.stə(ɹ)/

Etymology 1

Back-formation from upholsterer (“tradesman who finishes furniture”),[1] from Middle English upholdester, from Middle English upholder (“dealer in small goods”), from upholden (“to repair, uphold”); equivalent to uphold +‎ -ster.

Verb

upholster (third-person singular simple present upholsters, present participle upholstering, simple past and past participle upholstered)

  1. (transitive) To fit padding, stuffing, springs, webbing and fabric covering to (furniture).
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Etymology 2

From Middle English upholdester, upholster; equivalent to uphold +‎ -ster.[2]

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Noun

upholster (plural upholsters)

  1. (archaic) An upholder, a dealer in secondhand furniture and clothes; an upholsterer; a tradesman who finishes furniture.
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References
  1. James A. H. Murray [et al.], editors (1884–1928), “Upho·lster, v.”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volumes X, Part 1 (Ti–U), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 426, column 2: “Back-formation from Upholsterer or Upholstery.”
  2. James A. H. Murray [et al.], editors (1884–1928), “† Upho·lster, sb.”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volumes X, Part 1 (Ti–U), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 426, column 2: “f. Uphold v. + -ster.”

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