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Webster 1913 Edition
Padding
Pad′ding
,Noun.
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.
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4.
(Calico Printing)
The uniform impregnation of cloth with a mordant.