overstuffing

English

Verb

overstuffing

  1. present participle and gerund of overstuff

Noun

overstuffing (uncountable)

  1. Material used in upholstering just under the top fabric.
    • 1892, The Furniture Gazette‎, page 224:
      I have taken many an old sofa to pieces to find the understuffing was marsh hay, with a heavy over-stuffing of cotton, with no edge, but simply plain tufting.
    • 1914, John Wesley Stephenson, Furniture Upholstering: A Practical Handbook for the Upholsterer‎:
      To remedy this, additional stuffing is pushed up under the overstuffing so as to crowd it out and fill up all hollows.
    • 1920, Furniture Manufacturer and Artisan‎, volume 19, page 49:
      Always use a layer of wadding or cotton overstuffing to make the work smooth.

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