Tenterhooks are the upholstery of the anxious seat.
– Robert E. Sherwood
Greetings logophiles and other creative types!
It’s time for Wicked Word Wednesday, and the Wicked Word is:
up·hol·stery [\-st(ə-)rē\]
noun
The cloth, leather, etc., that covers a couch, chair, etc.
The process or business of covering pieces of furniture with cloth, leather, etc.
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Running In My Head 
The aging apartment came furnished. The couch out of place with it’s new upholstery. “Former tenant’s dog,” the landlord nervously shrugged. Might explain the lingering smell, but not the odd unforgiving lumps.
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Her white thighs
stuck to the black upholstery
that had been baking
under Florida’s sun,
and she scrunched up her nose
at the sudden shock of it.
The car was hot
but she was hotter,
and he couldn’t take
his eyes away.
@letterstoaghost
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Great word. I want to write something tomorrow – unofficially.
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Jay, here’s my low tech entry – a haiku.
New upholstery
Covers multitude of flaws
Hides unpleasant truths.
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In Greece the upholstery needs improvement. There is a syndrome I have named “Taverna Arse” which occurs when you spend too long sitting on one of these abominably upholstered objects and get an imprint of the woven seat on your nether regions……
Photos to accompany my entry, on my blog…..
https://georgiemoon2016.wordpress.com/2016/07/22/wicked-word-wednesday-upholstery/
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When I walked in, I knew by the lighting in the room she had a gun. I knew by the way her suit blended with the upholstery that I was about to be had. My eyes were on her legs, sheep to the slaughter, no strength to resist. There were two drinks already poured on the coffee table. As I sank into the tweed sofa, I waited for what was to happen next.
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