upholstering
English
editEtymology 1
editFrom upholster(er) + -ing.[1] Attested c. 50 years before the verb upholster.
Noun
editupholstering (countable and uncountable, plural upholsterings)
- (uncountable) The padding, springs, webbing, and covers found on furniture.
- (countable) The application of upholstery to furniture.
- Holonym: furnituremaking
Derived terms
edit- reupholstering (noun)
Translations
editThe padding, springs, webbing, and the application of upholstery to furniture
Etymology 2
editVerb
editupholstering
- present participle and gerund of upholster
References
edit- ^ James A. H. Murray [et al.], editors (1884–1928), “Upho·lstering, vbl. sb..”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volume X, Part 1 (Ti–U), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 426, column 3: “f. Upholster-er”.