UPHOLSTER Meaning of UPHOLSTER in English v.tr. 1. provide (furniture) with upholstery. 2 furnish (a room etc.) with furniture, carpets, etc. Phrases and idioms: well-upholstered joc. (of a person) fat. Etymology: back-form. f. UPHOLSTERER Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012