Padding

Padding
Padding Pad"ding, n. 1. The act or process of making a pad or of inserting stuffing. [1913 Webster]

2. The material with which anything is padded. [1913 Webster]

3. Material of inferior value, serving to extend a book, essay, etc. --London Sat. Rev. [1913 Webster]

4. (Calico Printing) The uniform impregnation of cloth with a mordant. [1913 Webster]


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  • Padding — Pad Pad, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Padded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Padding}.] 1. To stuff; to furnish with a pad or padding. [1913 Webster] 2. (Calico Printing) To imbue uniformly with a mordant; as, to pad cloth. Ure. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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