restuffing

Adding stuffing again

Restuffing is putting new stuffing into something—a pillow, cushion, sofa, or stuffed animal—after the original filling has gone flat, lumpy, or worn out.

The old armchair needs restuffing.

Taxidermists restuff mounted animals when the original materials deteriorate.

upholstery

cushioning

Softening force or fall

batting · filling · cushions · pillows · plumpness · fluffiness · loft · down · feathers · polyester

repair

mending

Restoring damaged items

fixing · restoration · reconditioning · reupholstering · seams · stitching · fabric · tears · worn · threadbare

taxidermy

mounting

Steadily increasing in degree

form · posing · wildlife · trophy · display · cotton · sawdust · excelsior · armature · glass eyes

Opposites
filling vs. emptying

restuffingemptying

Removing all contents

unstuffing · hollowing out · gutting · evacuating · clearing out

restoration vs. deterioration

restuffingwearing out

Gradual degradation through use

flattening · compressing · deteriorating · deflating · degrading

restoration vs. neglect/deterioration

restuffingdiscarding

Removing what's unwanted

abandoning · neglecting · disposing · throwing away

Family

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