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overstuffing

overstuffing is the present participle and gerund of overstuff.

Meaning of overstuff

Verb

overstuff (third-person singular simple present overstuffs, present participle overstuffing, simple past and past participle overstuffed)

  1. (transitive) To stuff to excess.
  2. (transitive) To cover completely with soft upholstery.

Noun

overstuffing (uncountable)

  1. Material used in upholstering just under the top fabric.
    • 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.1892, The Furniture Gazette, page 224
    • To remedy this, additional stuffing is pushed up under the overstuffing so as to crowd it out and fill up all hollows.1914, John Wesley Stephenson, Furniture Upholstering: A Practical Handbook for the Upholsterer

Questions about overstuffing

What does overstuffing mean?
Overstuffing means material used in upholstering just under the top fabric.
What is overstuffing the present participle and gerund of?
Overstuffing is the present participle and gerund of overstuff.
What part of speech is overstuffing?
Overstuffing is a noun.

Words near overstuffing in the dictionary

  1. overstudiousness
  2. overstudy
  3. overstudying
  4. overstuff
  5. overstuffed
  6. overstuffing
  7. overstuffs
  8. overstyled
  9. overstylised
  10. overstylized
  11. oversublime

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