HOW TO PRONOUNCE
upholstery
/əˈpoʊlstɚi/
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uh-POHL-ster-ee: stress the long o.
The written h is silent. Keep the l before s, then move into the light “ter-ee” ending.
4 syllables · Stress on syllable 2
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“The faded upholstery was replaced with blue fabric.”
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CMU Pronouncing Dictionary ↗What does upholstery mean?
noun
- The craft or business of upholstering furniture.
- The materials used in upholstering furniture.
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IPA pronunciation
/əˈpoʊlstɚi/
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The carpet-cleaning and upholstery business in which Mr. Sieppe had involved himself was going from bad to worse.
Again she lost it at Windsor Castle, and it was found in the upholstery of a sofa.
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She was nervous and fidgety and found it difficult to sit still on the hard, convex upholstery of the chairs.
The neck of the funnel, being more often walked upon than the rest of the dwelling, is therefore provided with a thicker upholstery.
A spare parlour and bedroom I refurnished entirely, with old mahogany and crimson upholstery: I laid canvas on the passage, and carpets on the stairs.