upholstering
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
From upholster(er) + -ing.[1] Attested c. 50 years before the verb upholster.
Noun edit
upholstering (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 edit
The padding, springs, webbing, and the application of upholstery to furniture
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Etymology 2 edit
Verb edit
upholstering
- 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), volumes X, Part 1 (Ti–U), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 426, column 3: “f. Upholster-er”.