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upholster

/uhp-hohl-ster, uh-pohl-/US // ʌpˈhoʊl stər, əˈpoʊl- //UK // (ʌpˈhəʊlstə) //

饰演者,饰物,饰家,饰面人

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Definitions

v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to provide with coverings, cushions, stuffing, springs, etc.
    • : to furnish with hangings, curtains, carpets, or the like.

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Examples

  • Under these conditions my Scolia-grubs contrive at most to upholster their little pit with a thick down of reddish silk.

  • The original term was upholder, which is still in occasional use; next upholster; and, thirdly, upholsterer.

  • Deprive my figure of all drapery, or upholster it like a window-frame.

  • By no means an attractive piece of flesh and blood, and yet a good sample of the class that go to upholster a seraglio.

  • To upholster a chair seat, a frame should first be made of the shape shown in Fig. 298, C.