padding : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: padding	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for padding
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
padding n artifact consisting of soft or resilient material used to fill or give shape or protect or add comfort Synonym(s): padding, cushioning
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pad \Pad\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Padded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Padding}.] 1. To stuff; to furnish with a pad or padding. 2. (Calico Printing) To imbue uniformly with a mordant; as, to pad cloth. --Ure.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Padding \Pad"ding\, n. 1. The act or process of making a pad or of inserting stuffing. 2. The material with which anything is padded. 3. Material of inferior value, serving to extend a book, essay, etc. --London Sat. Rev. 4. (Calico Printing) The uniform impregnation of cloth with a mordant.