English Dictionary: [wadding] | by the DICT Development Group |
2 results for [wadding] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Wadding \Wad"ding\, n. [See {Wad} a little mass.] 1. A wad, or the materials for wads; any pliable substance of which wads may be made. 2. Any soft stuff of loose texture, used for stuffing or padding garments; esp., sheets of carded cotton prepared for the purpose. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Wad \Wad\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Waded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Wadding}.] 1. To form into a mass, or wad, or into wadding; as, to wad tow or cotton. 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. |