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.;
n.
n. [ A substitution for older upholder, in OE., broker, tradesman, and formerly also written
Upholsterer bee. (Zool.)
n. The articles or goods supplied by upholsterers; the business or work of an upholsterer. [ 1913 Webster ]