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Noun: upholstery  úp'hówl-stu-ree
  1. Covering (padding and springs and webbing and fabric) on a piece of furniture
    "The antique chair needed new upholstery to restore its original beauty"
     
  2. The craft of upholstering
    "He studied upholstery to restore antique furniture"

Derived forms: upholsteries

Type of: covering, craft, trade

Part of: seat

Encyclopedia: Upholstery