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单词 reupholstery
释义

reupholsteryn.

Brit. /ˌriːʌpˈhəʊlst(ə)ri/, U.S. /ˌriˌəpˈ(h)oʊlstəri/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: re- prefix, upholstery n.
Etymology: < re- prefix + upholstery n., after reupholster v.
The action of reupholstering furniture, etc.; the work of fitting new upholstery.
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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > [noun] > of a house > action or process of reupholstering
reupholstery1899
1899 Price & Lee's New Haven City Directory 969 (advt.) Re-upholstery and fine repairing a specialty.
1957 Metrop. Museum of Art Bull. 16 13/1 Activities in the American Wing have been confined generally to lighting improvement, repainting, reupholstery, [etc.].
1977 Time 4 July 6/3 Men on the assembly line worked frantically on reupholstery..and a new paint job.
2005 D. Sowle & R. Dye Compl. Step-by-step Upholstery 26/1 Reupholstery is a creative process.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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