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upholstery

[uhp-hohl-stuh-ree, -stree, uh-pohl-] / ʌpˈhoʊl stə ri, -stri, əˈpoʊl- /
NOUN
covering
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We start with the unusually fine grade of Nappa leather upholstery.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 6, 2026

“I keep upholstery thread in my kit because it’s so strong,” Mandelkorn said.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 15, 2026

The residential market has been dominated for years by cream-colored upholstery, but retailers are now asking for more vibrant colors and patterns—a time-tested signal, she said, that more optimistic days are ahead.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 23, 2026

Jenner chose a similar shade for the upholstery in her home theater, revealing two rows of brown velvet chairs that she described as “yummy” in her caption.

From MarketWatch Dec. 30, 2025

Mice had built their nests in the soft, red upholstery.

From "The Thief Lord" by Cornelia Funke

Textured fabrics and upholsteries in calming, neutral tones complement sleek, dark wood furniture and brushed stainless steel hardware throughout.

From Time Magazine Archive

There are no fussy woods or sensitive upholsteries.

From Time Magazine Archive

Mementoes, bric-a-brac, curiosities, quaint chair or cosy lounge, upholsteries, pictures, and a thousand things that accrete in a home are discarded or neglected because there is no homestead in which to arrange them.

From The Wedding Ring A Series of Discourses for Husbands and Wives and Those Contemplating Matrimony by Talmage, T. De Witt (Thomas De Witt)

Nevertheless, the big chair with the red silk upholsteries in which the countess sat had attracted his attention.

From Four Short Stories By Emile Zola by Zola, Émile

And it must be owned the light, in this explosion of all the upholsteries and the human fine arts and coarse, was magical; and made your fair one an Armida—if you liked her better so.

From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol IV. No. XX. January, 1852. by Various



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