Definition

1. Noun:
   • The craft or trade of upholstering: The skilled work of providing furniture with padding, springs, fabric, and other coverings.
   • The materials used in this craft: The collective term for the coverings—such as fabric, padding, springs, and webbing—that are applied to furniture.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • He learned the art of upholstery from his grandfather. (He learned the skilled craft of covering furniture.)
  • The old chair needs new upholstery. (The old chair needs new fabric and padding.)
  • She chose a durable blue fabric for the sofa's upholstery. (She selected a strong blue material for the sofa's covering.)

Advanced Usage

• "Upholstery of": Used to specify the materials covering a particular item.
  • The upholstery of the antique settee was made of fine silk.
• In a figurative or extended sense, it can describe any soft, padded interior lining.
  • The car's interior featured leather upholstery on the seats and doors.

Variants and Related Words

• Upholster (verb): To provide furniture with padding, springs, and fabric coverings.
  • They will upholster the dining chairs next week.
• Upholsterer (noun): A person whose job is to upholster furniture.
  • We hired a skilled upholsterer to restore the vintage couch.

Synonyms

• Furniture covering: A general term for the materials on furniture.
• Padding: The soft material used for stuffing.
• Upholstering (as a noun): The act or craft itself.

Related Phrases

• Upholstery fabric/material: Specific terms for the cloth or leather used.
  • This store specializes in high-quality upholstery fabric.
• Upholstery cleaner: A product or service for cleaning furniture coverings.
  • Use a gentle upholstery cleaner on that delicate fabric.

Noun

1. the craft of upholstering
2. covering (padding and springs and webbing and fabric) on a piece of furniture