upher

[Etym. doubtful.] Arch .: A fir pole used for scaffoldings, and sometimes for slight and common roofs; hence, any simi lar pole. ( Gwilt .) ŭp'-hill, a., adv. & 8. [Eng. up, and hill.] A. As adjective: IMG:content-0307.png:[blocks in formation] 2. An upholsterer (q. v.). "Thus Nature, like an ancient free upholster , Did furnish us with bedstead, bed, and bolster." John Taylor: Pennile Pilgrimage. ŭp-hōl-ster, v. t. [UPHOLSTER, 8.] To furnish with upholstery; to finish off with upholsterer's fittings. "Upholstered in figured green-gold plush."-Century Magazine, Dec., 1875, p. 606.