What does overstuffing mean?
Overstuffing means present participle and gerund of overstuff.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
present participle and gerund of overstuff.
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.
To remedy this, additional stuffing is pushed up under the overstuffing so as to crowd it out and fill up all hollows.
Always use a layer of wadding or cotton overstuffing to make the work smooth.
Use overstuffing when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Overstuffing means present participle and gerund of overstuff.
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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.
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