upholstress

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Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

upholster(er) +‎ -ess[1]

Noun[edit]

upholstress (plural upholstresses)

  1. (dated) A female upholsterer.

References[edit]

  1. ^ James A. H. Murray [et al.], editors (1884–1928), “Upho·lstress”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volumes X, Part 1 (Ti–U), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 426, column 3: “f. Upholster(er).”
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