upholstery

Everyday

1. Upholstery is the soft padding, springs and cloth or leather that cover sofas, armchairs and car seats. tree →
2. Upholstery is also the craft or job of making and covering furniture in this way. tree →

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 →
• The car's upholstery is grey cloth. tree →
• The cat scratched the sofa's upholstery. tree →
• Grandad learned upholstery and fixed old chairs. tree →
• We cleaned the juice stain off the upholstery. tree →
• The leather upholstery felt cold in winter. tree →

Note

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