*holste*

n. A breed of dairy cattle from North Holland and Friesland; they have a black and white color to their fur.
Syn. -- Friesian, Holstein. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ D. holster; skin to AS. heolstor den, cave, fr. helan to conceal, and to Icel. hulstr case, Goth. hulistr covering, veil, huljan to cover. √17. See Hele to cover, Hell, and cf. Housing, Houss. ] A leather case for a pistol, carried by a horseman at the bow of his saddle, or worn on the person suspended from a belt or shoulder strap. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

a. Bearing holsters. Byron. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ See Upholsterer. ] 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. A broker. [ Obs. ] Caxton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. An upholsterer. [ Obs. ] Strype. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ A substitution for older upholder, in OE., broker, tradesman, and formerly also written upholster, upholdster. See Upholder, and -ster. ] One who provides hangings, coverings, cushions, curtains, and the like; one who upholsters. [ 1913 Webster ]

Upholsterer bee. (Zool.) See Poppy bee, under Poppy. [ 1913 Webster ]