| 单词 | upholstery |
| 释义 | upholstery (once / 8174 pages) n Upholstery refers to the covering on furniture. Without upholstery, your couch wouldn't be very comfortable. This is a word specific to furniture, especially the chairs and couches found in most living rooms. Upholstery consists of the material — including springs, padding, and fabric — that cover the bare bones of the furniture you sit on. If you have ever spilled a drink on a couch, someone might have yelled, "Watch out! You'll stain the upholstery!" People who put the upholstery on furniture are called upholsterers. WORD FAMILYupholstery: upholsteries+/upholster: upholstered, upholsterer, upholstering, upholsters, upholstery/upholsterer: upholsterers USAGE EXAMPLESThey staple upholstery to hunks of wood harvested by timber operations in Wisconsin. New York Times(Dec 02, 2016) The only thing we were sure of was that padded upholstery, cotton or down, was out of the question. The Guardian(Nov 19, 2016) And fittingly enough, “The Handmaiden” represents its own deft feat of East-meets-West cultural upholstery. Los Angeles Times(Oct 20, 2016) 1n covering (padding and springs and webbing and fabric) on a piece of furniture Hyper covering an artifact that covers something else (usually to protect or shelter or conceal it) 2n the craft of upholstering Hyper craft, trade the skilled practice of a practical occupation |
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