[
US
/ˈhoʊɫstɝ/
]
[ UK /hˈəʊlstɐ/ ]
[ UK /hˈəʊlstɐ/ ]
NOUN
- a sheath (usually leather) for carrying a handgun
- a belt with loops or slots for carrying small hand tools
How To Use holster In A Sentence
- We also decided to get our tattered, old couch reupholstered, and I doubled our annual contribution to a local conservation group.
- The holsters are hand-stitched using the finest leather, horsehide, cowhide, sharkskin and exotics like ostrich and stingray.
- They are now used to make items as diverse as garden furniture and car upholstery.
- The unruly bunch pushed into the White House, clods standing on the silk-upholstered furniture in muddy boots to get a glimpse of the new president (who was trying not to be crushed by his well-wishers). Inauguration Party Like It's 1829
- ``Silver here, my darling wife, insists on the services of a particular yacht upholsterer. THE SHIPPING NEWS
- He holstered the pistol and gave himself over to the bladework. Hellgate London Covenant
- Furniture includes chairs and couches upholstered in amber, magenta, and burgundy.
- After a few hours of sleepless boredom, he took out a handgun from his leg holster.
- In addition, a cloth upholstered seat is often more comfortable for the baby.
- The floors were mosaic, the gleaming walls all intricate inlaid wooden marquetry, the deep upholstered chairs in rich jewel colours. TICKLED PINK