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upholster

[uhp-hohl-ster, uh-pohl-] / ʌpˈhoʊl stər, əˈpoʊl- /
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Lien designed a Victorian cast-iron chair, upholstered in oxblood-red synthetic leather.

From New York Times

About the only things that aren’t gilded are the side panels painted with Roman gods and goddesses and, of course, the interior, which is upholstered in satin and velvet.

From Seattle Times

Possessed of few obvious talents and a bottomless sense of entitlement, this expensively upholstered figure was the archetype for the ordinary middle-class matron who blossomed into improbable, overwhelming, gasp-inducing fame.

From New York Times

She followed the English country house tradition of slipcovering her upholstered furniture every summer — in cream and blue chintz in wide stripes, or in roses printed on pale linen.

From New York Times

Its wooden banquettes are topped with cushions upholstered in handsome, earth-toned piles and their sturdiness makes them easy to get in and out of.

From Los Angeles Times