Wadding

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
wadding
    n 1: any material used especially to protect something [syn:
         {packing material}, {packing}, {wadding}]
    
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Wadding \Wad"ding\, n. [See {Wad} a little mass.]
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   1. A wad, or the materials for wads; any pliable substance of
      which wads may be made.
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   2. Any soft stuff of loose texture, used for stuffing or
      padding garments; esp., sheets of carded cotton prepared
      for the purpose.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Wad \Wad\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Waded}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Wadding}.]
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   1. To form into a mass, or wad, or into wadding; as, to wad
      tow or cotton.
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   2. To insert or crowd a wad into; as, to wad a gun; also, to
      stuff or line with some soft substance, or wadding, like
      cotton; as, to wad a cloak.
      [1913 Webster] Wad
    
from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
21 Moby Thesaurus words for "wadding":
      bush, bushing, doubling, doublure, facing, filler, filling, gasket,
      gland, inlay, inlayer, insole, interlineation, liner, lining,
      packing, padding, stopping, stuffing, tampon, wainscot

    

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