Definition of "upholster" [up•hol•ster]

• To supply (furniture) with stuffing, springs, cushions, and covering fabric. (verb-transitive)

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• "Or for something more comfortable, upholster a small bedroom chair in terry cloth."
• "I would also paint the chairs and maybe get some bright, patterned fabric to upholster the chairs."
• "All I will say is that much as you don't go around carrying change in your vag, you don't upholster a human being."