wadding

[ wod-ing ]

/ ˈwɒd ɪŋ /

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noun

any fibrous or soft material for stuffing, padding, packing, etc., especially carded cotton in specially prepared sheets.

material used as wads for guns, cartridges, etc.

Surgery. any large dressing made of cotton or a similar absorbent material that is used to stanch the flow of blood or dress a wound.

a wad or lump.

Origin of wadding

First recorded in 1620–30; wad¹ + -ing¹

Words nearby wadding

WADA, wadable, Wadai, Waddenzee, Waddesdon Manor, wadding, Waddington, waddle, waddy, wade, Wade-Giles system

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Example sentences from the Web for wadding

I asked, with a great sob rising in my throat, like wadding rammed by an untaught man.
The Maid of Sker|Richard Doddridge Blackmore
His bullets and wadding he carried in a small leather pouch by his side.
The Young Trailers|Joseph A. Altsheler
Wadding (VI, p. 48) cites some passages bearing on the date.
The Grey Friars in Oxford|Andrew G. Little
She won in a thunderstorm, Rothschild's filly, with wadding in her ears.
Ulysses|James Joyce

Wadding, or stuffing, should be avoided as much as possible.
The American Gentleman's Guide to Politeness and Fashion|Henry Lunettes

British Dictionary definitions for wadding

wadding

/ (ˈwɒdɪŋ) /

noun

any fibrous or soft substance used as padding, stuffing, etc, esp sheets of carded cotton prepared for the purpose
a piece of this

material for wads used in cartridges or guns

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单词	wadding
释义	wadding [ wod-ing ] / ˈwɒd ɪŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR wadding ON THESAURUS.COM noun any fibrous or soft material for stuffing, padding, packing, etc., especially carded cotton in specially prepared sheets. material used as wads for guns, cartridges, etc. Surgery. any large dressing made of cotton or a similar absorbent material that is used to stanch the flow of blood or dress a wound. a wad or lump. Origin of wadding First recorded in 1620–30; wad¹ + -ing¹ Words nearby wadding WADA, wadable, Wadai, Waddenzee, Waddesdon Manor, wadding, Waddington, waddle, waddy, wade, Wade-Giles system Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for wadding I asked, with a great sob rising in my throat, like wadding rammed by an untaught man. The Maid of Sker\|Richard Doddridge Blackmore His bullets and wadding he carried in a small leather pouch by his side. The Young Trailers\|Joseph A. Altsheler Wadding (VI, p. 48) cites some passages bearing on the date. The Grey Friars in Oxford\|Andrew G. Little She won in a thunderstorm, Rothschild's filly, with wadding in her ears. Ulysses\|James Joyce Wadding, or stuffing, should be avoided as much as possible. The American Gentleman's Guide to Politeness and Fashion\|Henry Lunettes British Dictionary definitions for wadding wadding / (ˈwɒdɪŋ) / noun any fibrous or soft substance used as padding, stuffing, etc, esp sheets of carded cotton prepared for the purpose a piece of this material for wads used in cartridges or guns Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to wadding lump, chunk, clump, packet, bundle, stuffing, mixture, layer, dressing, covering, stuff, cover, fill, wedge, shove, stow, pack, pad, cram, squeeze
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wadding

noun

Origin of wadding

Words nearby wadding

Example sentences from the Web for wadding

British Dictionary definitions for wadding

noun

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