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upholstery [ʌpˈhəʊlstərɪ] n pl -steries
1. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Furniture) the padding, covering, etc., of a piece of furniture 2. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Furniture) the business, work, or craft of upholstering ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Translations upholstery [ʌpˈhəʊlstərɪ] N 1. (cushioning etc) → tapizado m, almohadillado m; (in car) → tapizado m 2. (= trade) → tapicería f upholstery n (= padding and springs) → Polsterung f; (= cover) → Bezug m; (= trade) → Polsterei f; (= skill) → das Polstern How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| He was a weaver by trade; had been a skilled workman on tapestries and upholstery materials. But Herbert's was a very different case, and it often caused me a twinge to think that I had done him evil service in crowding his sparely-furnished chambers with incongruous upholstery work, and placing the canary-breasted Avenger at his disposal. Mrs d'Urberville slept in a large four-post bedstead hung with heavy damask curtains, and the bullfinches occupied the same apartment, where they flitted about freely at certain hours, and made little white spots on the furniture and upholstery. |
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