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When furniture wears clothes, and they're padded.
means Describes a chair, sofa, or seat covered in fabric or leather over cushioning and stuffing.
from From the old word upholder, a dealer who held up goods for sale, especially small wares and secondhand furniture; the trade gradually narrowed to the craft of padding and covering seats.
Same rootUpholder once meant any small-goods dealer.
Old stuffingHorsehair padded chairs long before foam existed.
Hidden craftSprings in seats only arrived in the 1800s.