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upholstering en · NOUN · etymology 1

Etymology

From upholster(er) + -ing. Attested c. 50 years before the verb upholster.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) The padding, springs, webbing, and covers found on furniture.
  2. (countable) The application of upholstery to furniture.
    • Holonym: furnituremaking

Forms

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upholsterings Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

reupholstering

Translations (2)

ar تَنجِيد (The padding, springs, webbing, and the application of upholstery to furniture) · az üz (The padding, springs, webbing, and the application of upholstery to furniture)

upholstering en · VERB · etymology 2

Meanings

  1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present) present participle and gerund of upholster
    form of upholster