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Definition of Reupholster

1. upholster [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: upholster

Lexicographical Neighbors of Reupholster

Literary usage of Reupholster

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Occupational Outlook Handbook, 1994-1995 by DIANE Publishing Company (1994)
"Of the remaining upholsterers, companies that manufacture household and office furniture employed 61 percent and shops that reupholster and repair furniture ..."

2. Dyke's Automobile and Gasoline Engine Encyclopedia by Andrew Lee Dyke (1920)
"Repair—repaint and varnish car* $20.00 Refit curtains and recover top 10.00 reupholster body (if new material used). 10.00 Change closed bodies 8.00 Change ..."

3. The Charm of the Antique by Robert Shackleton, Mrs. Elizabeth Fleming Shackleton (1914)
"... the collector expects as a matter of course to reupholster, with barely an exception, except when the chair was first covered with some rare tapestry. ..."

4. The Sunny Side of the Street by Marshall Pinckney Wilder (1905)
"On coming into possession of the Lyceum Theatre he determined to reupholster every part of it. A large London firm desired the contract and made estimates ..."

5. Occupational Outlook Handbook, 1996-1997 by DIANE Publishing Company (1996)
"... office furniture employed 65 percent and shops that reupholster and repair furniture employed nearly another 17 percent. Over 10 percent worked in shops ..."

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