"upholstering" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: upholsterings [plural]
Etymology: From upholster(er) + -ing. Attested c. 50 years before the verb upholster. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|upholsterer|ing|alt1=upholster(er)}} upholster(er) + -ing, {{smallcaps|Upholster-er}} Upholster-er, {{m|en|upholster}} upholster Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} upholstering (countable and uncountable, plural upholsterings)
  1. (uncountable) The padding, springs, webbing, and covers found on furniture. Tags: uncountable Translations (The padding, springs, webbing, and the application of upholstery to furniture): تَنجِيد (Arabic)
    Sense id: en-upholstering-en-noun-btSrgCS9 Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ing Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 88 12 Disambiguation of 'The padding, springs, webbing, and the application of upholstery to furniture': 59 41
  2. (countable) The application of upholstery to furniture. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-upholstering-en-noun-5DDjRh7V
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: reupholstering [noun]
Etymology number: 1

Verb [English]

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} upholstering
  1. present participle and gerund of upholster Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: upholster
    Sense id: en-upholstering-en-verb-Qt~B8F3~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms with consonant pseudo-digraphs Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 4 57 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 37 7 56 Disambiguation of English terms with consonant pseudo-digraphs: 29 6 65
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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