wadding

Definition of Wadding in English :

any material used especially to protect something

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Wadding

noun

1.

a.

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

b.

a piece of this

2.

material for wads used in cartridges or guns

noun

1.

any soft or fibrous material for use in padding, packing, stuffing, etc.; esp., cotton made up into loose, fluffy sheets, or batting

2.

any soft material for making wads, as for guns or cartridges

3.

a wad, or wads collectively

n.

1.

a. A wad.

b. Wads considered as a group.

2. A soft layer of cotton, wool, or other fibrous material used for padding or stuffing.

3. Material for gun wads.