reupholstering

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noun

The act or process, or an instance, of upholstering again (that is, redoing some upholstery), usually to restore a chair or automotive seat that is worn out.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of reupholster
nounreupholstering (countable and uncountable, plural reupholsterings)

plural reupholsterings

  1. countableuncountableThe act or process, or an instance, of upholstering again (that is, redoing some upholstery), usually to restore a chair or automotive seat that is worn out.

    These are strongly built and will survive any number of reupholsterings.

    1937, Woman's Home Companion, volume 64, page 105
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    After several reupholsterings, the wood may no longer function to hold the upholstery in place and must be reinforced.

    1978, Edward Stanek, Antiques and Art: Care and Restoration, Wallace-Homestead Book Company, →ISBN, page 160

Origin

Since the 19th century as a gerund. By surface analysis, re- + upholster + -ing. More at upholstering § Etymology.

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APA

reupholstering. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reupholstering

MLA

“reupholstering.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reupholstering. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reupholstering,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reupholstering.

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