upholsteryn.

Brit.

/ʌpˈhəʊlst(ə)ri/, U.S.

/ˌəpˈ(h)oʊlst(ə)ri/

Etymology: < upholster n.

Upholsterer's work or materials; spec. the fabrics and materials used in the covering and stuffing of furniture; the collective use of these in a room or house.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > [noun]

apparelc1420

parela1450

reparation1464

reparelling1513

furniture1573

upholstery1649

plenishment1664

fittinga1817

furnishings1858

upholstering1896

society > occupation and work > industry > manufacturing processes > making of other specific articles or materials > [noun] > making furniture

upholstering1807

upholstery1882

1649 J. Taylor Wandering 13 In the Mount I saw a craggy rugged seat, of Rocky Upholstery, which the old fabulous rumour calls St. Michaels Chayre.

1654 Ordinance for continuing Excise 17 Mar. 111 Linnens fine and course, Upholstery, Haberdashery [etc.].

1756 W. Owen Bk. of Fairs (1788) 62 Hacheston, Suffolk, Nov. 12., for boots, shoes, upholstery, and joiners.

1859 W. M. Thackeray Virginians iv Mantel~pieces, carved cornice-work,..carpets and costly upholstery.

1882 M. E. Braddon Mt. Royal I. vi. 147 The bedrooms had been improved by modern upholstery.

in extended use.1850 S. G. Osborne Gleanings 86 There were drills, and carts, and other farm upholstery.figurative.1862 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia III. xiv. viii. 737 Fantastic Bielfeld..becomes positively wearisome, chanting the upholsteries of Life.

Compounds

attributive and in other combinations.

ΚΠ

1803 T. Sheraton Cabinet Dict. (title page) The Terms used in the Cabinet, Chair and Upholstery Branches.

1845 M. Fuller Woman in 19th Cent. 92 She..is, in short, always spoken and thought of upholstery-wise.

1858 N. Hawthorne French & Ital. Note-bks. II. 123 Their whole charm is..in no degree of the upholstery kind.

1866 London Rev. 15 Sept. 287/2 Those upholstery authors..whose books have the run at Mudie's.

Derivatives

upˈholsterydom n. rare

ΚΠ

1860 G. A. Sala Hogarth iv, in Cornhill Mag. May 572 He went on painting, in spite of all the Morrises in upholsterydom.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	upholstery
释义	upholsteryn. Brit. /ʌpˈhəʊlst(ə)ri/, U.S. /ˌəpˈ(h)oʊlst(ə)ri/ Etymology: < upholster n. Upholsterer's work or materials; spec. the fabrics and materials used in the covering and stuffing of furniture; the collective use of these in a room or house. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > [noun] apparelc1420 parela1450 reparation1464 reparelling1513 furniture1573 upholstery1649 plenishment1664 fittinga1817 furnishings1858 upholstering1896 society > occupation and work > industry > manufacturing processes > making of other specific articles or materials > [noun] > making furniture upholstering1807 upholstery1882 1649 J. Taylor Wandering 13 In the Mount I saw a craggy rugged seat, of Rocky Upholstery, which the old fabulous rumour calls St. Michaels Chayre. 1654 Ordinance for continuing Excise 17 Mar. 111 Linnens fine and course, Upholstery, Haberdashery [etc.]. 1756 W. Owen Bk. of Fairs (1788) 62 Hacheston, Suffolk, Nov. 12., for boots, shoes, upholstery, and joiners. 1859 W. M. Thackeray Virginians iv Mantel~pieces, carved cornice-work,..carpets and costly upholstery. 1882 M. E. Braddon Mt. Royal I. vi. 147 The bedrooms had been improved by modern upholstery. in extended use.1850 S. G. Osborne Gleanings 86 There were drills, and carts, and other farm upholstery.figurative.1862 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia III. xiv. viii. 737 Fantastic Bielfeld..becomes positively wearisome, chanting the upholsteries of Life. Compounds attributive and in other combinations. ΚΠ 1803 T. Sheraton Cabinet Dict. (title page) The Terms used in the Cabinet, Chair and Upholstery Branches. 1845 M. Fuller Woman in 19th Cent. 92 She..is, in short, always spoken and thought of upholstery-wise. 1858 N. Hawthorne French & Ital. Note-bks. II. 123 Their whole charm is..in no degree of the upholstery kind. 1866 London Rev. 15 Sept. 287/2 Those upholstery authors..whose books have the run at Mudie's. Derivatives upˈholsterydom n. rare ΚΠ 1860 G. A. Sala Hogarth iv, in Cornhill Mag. May 572 He went on painting, in spite of all the Morrises in upholsterydom. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1649
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