overstuffing

English

Verb

overstuffing

1. present participle and gerund of overstuff

Noun

overstuffing (uncountable)

1. Material used in upholstering just under the top fabric.
   • 1892, The Furniture Gazette‎, page 224:

     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.

   • 1914, John Wesley Stephenson, Furniture Upholstering: A Practical Handbook for the Upholsterer‎:

     To remedy this, additional stuffing is pushed up under the overstuffing so as to crowd it out and fill up all hollows.

   • 1920, Furniture Manufacturer and Artisan‎, volume 19, page 49:

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

References

• “overstuffing”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.