up‧hol‧ster‧y /ʌpˈhəʊlst
əri $ -ˈhoʊl-/
noun [uncountable][
Date: 1600-1700;
Origin: upholster 'dealer in small goods, upholsterer' (15-18 centuries), from uphold]
1. material used to cover chairs
2. the process of covering chairs with material
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