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upholstered

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for upholstered.

Editorial note

An upholster can also usually wash and reuse horsehair when reupholstering a piece of furniture upholstered with horsehair.

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Quick take

Covered in or characterized by upholstery.

Meaning at a glance

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adjective

Covered in or characterized by upholstery.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for upholstered.

adjective

Covered in or characterized by upholstery.

Example sentences

1

An upholster can also usually wash and reuse horsehair when reupholstering a piece of furniture upholstered with horsehair.

2

It was an upholstered box with a frosted acrylic top and a camera mounted inside facing up.

3

Things went from hard, thinly upholstered stadium seats to these giant leather powered recliners and assigned seating.

4

They'll pay for the privilege of sniffing at the less rich whose furniture is upholstered with fabric spun by a machine.

5

Am not an upholsterer, but I work with one somewhat regularly when a client wants an upholstered piece.

6

They make veneer-grade non-flat-pack furniture (and upholstered stuff) at a mid-high Ikea price.

7

Is cash more or less disgusting than the upholstered bus I ride to work every morning?

8

Should the couch be upholstered in top-grain leather, suede, natural fiber cloth, synthetic cloth, or plastic?

9

He mentions that a new, well-made, leather-upholstered sofa would run 5 figures, so, at least $10k.

10

Of course their shelves and such you can see what you are buying, but I would not trust anything upholstered myself.

11

And except for the ones on Route 35 and Route 17 (the ones without upholstered seats, that is) the buses are much more comfortable than Muni's buses.

12

Do you think us such miserable revolutionaries that you fear that the thick red carpets and the well-upholstered sleeping halls will make us forget our historical mission?

Quote examples

1

"seats upholstered with the tanned skin of Scandinavian virgins" Ew?

2

"President Donald Trump has delayed new tariff increases on upholstered furniture, kitchen cabinets, and vanities for a year, pushing their implementation to 2027, according to a White House statement."

3

The temperature and "climate" in our apartment is dramatically more comfortable and stable than it has ever been now that upholstered furniture and cardboard boxes (and books and magazines) are not part of our local "ecosystem"

4

The regulation says, "the foam inside upholstered furniture be able to withstand exposure to a small flame, like a candle or cigarette lighter, for 12 seconds without igniting." so if a fire has already started and it is bigger than a small flame then this regulation isn't meant to help with that.

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use upholstered in a sentence?

An upholster can also usually wash and reuse horsehair when reupholstering a piece of furniture upholstered with horsehair.

What does upholstered mean?

Covered in or characterized by upholstery.

What part of speech is upholstered?

upholstered is commonly used as adjective.