"upholstering" meaning in English

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Noun

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 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), üz (Azerbaijani)
    Sense id: en-upholstering-en-noun-btSrgCS9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing, English terms with consonant pseudo-digraphs, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Azerbaijani translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 86 8 6 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 91 9 Disambiguation of English terms with consonant pseudo-digraphs: 70 10 20 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 94 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 83 8 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 90 3 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 93 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Azerbaijani translations: 92 8 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

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~
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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