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English Dictionary: wadding by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
wadding
n
  1. any material used especially to protect something [syn: packing material, packing, 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.
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