upholstered furniture

collocation in English

meaningsofupholsteredandfurniture

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upholstered
adjective
uk
/ʌpˈhəʊl.stəd/us
/ʌpˈhoʊl.stɚd/
(of a chair or other seat) covered with cloth and filled with a ...
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furniture
noun[U]
uk
/ˈfɜː.nɪ.tʃər/us
/ˈfɝː.nɪ.tʃɚ/
things such as chairs, tables, beds, cupboards, etc. that are put into a house or other building to make it suitable and comfortable for living or ...
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(Definition ofupholsteredandfurniturefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Plans showed sophisticated bar lounges for teachers and whitecollar workers, and concrete structures softened with wooden veneer panelling, wall-to-wall carpeting, piped music andupholsteredfurniture.
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Orders and regulations have been introduced dealing, among other things, withupholsteredfurniture, dangerous novelties, advertisements and quotations, and petrol price display.
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An enormous number of suites ofupholsteredfurnitureare produced every week and the demand will be substantial.
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The report showed that the number of fatalities caused by burningupholsteredfurniturewas rising rapidly.
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I understand that specifications forupholsteredfurnitureare well advanced.
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They will apply to allupholsteredfurnituredesigned or suitable for domestic use, subject to the exclusions set out in regulation 3.
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I shall take account of the report in my current review of legislation on the fire resistance of domesticupholsteredfurniture.
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The objective of the draft regulations is to reduce the risk of fire associated withupholsteredfurnitureand bedding.
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There are already regulations — the toughest in the world — in respect ofupholsteredfurniture, and those will remain in force.
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The first priority is to secure a reduction in the ignitability and flammability ofupholsteredfurniture.
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We therefore believe that quantity production ofupholsteredfurniturewith a reduced flammability is a matter of the utmost urgency.
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There are adequate supplies of utilityupholsteredfurnitureavailable for members of the public who qualify for units.
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It has been agreed that there should be an extra half hour for the debate onupholsteredfurniture.
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Increases are also allowed for spring mattresses and one item ofupholsteredfurniture—the nursery chair.
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A more important example is the safety ofupholsteredfurniture.
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The victims are usually overcome by the dense fumes that come from modernupholsteredfurniturewhen it is set alight.
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They will contain proposals for specifying combustion modifed foam to be used inupholsteredfurniture.
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The amendment regulations of 1983 introduced positive labelling forupholsteredfurniturein relation to both cigarette and match tests.
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Statistics on the number of businesses supplyingupholsteredfurnitureare not available.
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Given the right conditions for combustion, allupholsteredfurniturewill burn.
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