well-upˈholstered, ppl. a.
Having soft and thick upholstery; usu. transf. in colloq. use, plump, ‘well-covered’.
| 1932 H. R. Wakefield Ghost Stories 44 Mrs. C., a handsome well-upholstered matron, had a shrewd Scottish flair for entertainment. 1939 H. Hodge Cab, Sir? v. 48 She looks a bit second-hand, though she's well-upholstered. 1964 in Hamblett & Deverson Generation X 171, I have a preference for dark girls with warm brown eyes and I like them well-upholstered. 1971 E. Lemarchand Death on Doomsday ii. 26 Well-upholstered elderly women. |