overstuffing

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noun

Material used in upholstering just under the top fabric.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of overstuff
nounoverstuffing (uncountable)
  1. uncountableMaterial used in upholstering just under the top fabric.

    Always use a layer of wadding or cotton overstuffing to make the work smooth.

    1920, Furniture Manufacturer and Artisan, volume 19, page 49
    2 more examples

    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
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