Hypertext Webster Gateway: "padding"
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
padding
n : artifact consisting of soft or resilient material used to
fill or give shape or protect or add comfort [syn: {cushioning}]
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