wadding

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wad·ding | \ ˈwä-diŋ

Definition of wadding

1 : wads or material for making wads

2 : a soft mass or sheet of short loose fibers used for stuffing or padding

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the last step is to fill the pillow with wadding and stitch it closed

Recent Examples on the Web The brain fights off invaders, surrounding things like electrodes with a protective wadding of cells called glia. — Adam Rogers, Wired, 4 Sep. 2020 A few minutes before the starting gun boomed, Waghorn, his ears stuffed with thick wadding to keep out the roar of the engines and propellers, squeezed into his cockpit. — Christoper Spregg, Popular Mechanics, 19 Aug. 2020 Investigators found wadding and pellets typically found in 12-gauge shotgun shells. — Crystal Hill, Indianapolis Star, 1 Oct. 2019 The paper wadding was similar to a shop paper towel and was used as filler to hold the bomb components in their place, FBI officials said. — Mike Glenn, Houston Chronicle, 5 July 2019 In addition to pyrotechnics, buckshot and smokeless powder, the box mailed to Obama contained several suspicious items, including a cell phone, matches, paper wadding, hobby fuse, plastics sacks and sandpaper. — Mike Glenn, Houston Chronicle, 5 July 2019 Bjarnason is playing on with plenty of bloody wadding jammed up his nose. — Victor Mather, New York Times, 27 June 2018 Using materials taken from construction rather than closets (at a guess: insulation, cotton wadding, rug liners, paper bags and wallpaper) Ms. Kawakubo began with a basic dress carapace in the shape of classical statuary — after the arms fell off. — Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2017

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