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# upholstery

noun (upholstery — uncountable)

«upholstery» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Upholstery is the soft padding, springs and cloth or leather that cover sofas, armchairs and car seats. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/upholstery/#m1)
2. Upholstery is also the craft or job of making and covering furniture in this way. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/upholstery/#m2)

### In the lessons

In everyday life: spilling juice on the upholstery, cleaning car upholstery, choosing fabric. In DT lessons: materials like foam, fabric and leather. The worker is an «upholsterer».

### Examples

- Don't put muddy shoes on the upholstery! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/upholstery/#x1)
- The car's upholstery is grey cloth. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/upholstery/#x2)
- The cat scratched the sofa's upholstery. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/upholstery/#x3)
- Grandad learned upholstery and fixed old chairs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/upholstery/#x4)
- We cleaned the juice stain off the upholstery. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/upholstery/#x5)
- The leather upholstery felt cold in winter. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/upholstery/#x6)

### Note

Uncountable. Person: «upholsterer»; verb: «upholster». Spelling: «up-HOL-ster-y», no «d» after «up».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «upholstery» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/upholstery/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«upholstery» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/upholstery.html) on Mova free.