4. One who, or that which, upholds; a supporter; a defender; a sustainer.
UPHOLSTER
Up*hol"ster, v. t. Etym: [See Upholsterer.]
Defn: To furnish (rooms, carriages, bedsteads, chairs, etc.) with hangings, coverings, cushions, etc.; to adorn with furnishings in cloth, velvet, silk, etc.; as, to upholster a couch; to upholster a room with curtains.
UPHOLSTER
Up*hol"ster, n.
1. A broker. [Obs.] Caxton.
2. An upholsterer. [Obs.] Strype.
UPHOLSTERER
Up*hol"ster*er, n. Etym: [A substitution for older upholder, in OE.,
broker, tradesman, and formerly also written upholster, upholdster.
See Upholder, and -ster.]
Defn: One who provides hangings, coverings, cushions, curtains, and the like; one who upholsters. Upholsterer bee. (Zoöl.) See Poppy bee, under Poppy.
UPHOLSTERY
Up*hol"ster*y, n.
Defn: The articles or goods supplied by upholsterers; the business or work of an upholsterer.