wadding

American  

[wod-ing] / ˈwɒd ɪŋ /

noun

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

2. material used as wads for guns, cartridges, etc.

3. 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.

4. a wad or lump.

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wadding British  

/ ˈwɒdɪŋ /

noun

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

   2. a piece of this

2. material for wads used in cartridges or guns

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Etymology

Origin of wadding

First recorded in 1620–30; wad ¹ + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

Wadding up that old deal marked the first step toward a better one.

From Washington Times • May 15, 2019

This is also the date which Wadding arrives at.

From Life of St. Francis of Assisi by Houghton, Louise Seymour

In the meantime Belling, the Secretary of the Supreme Council, was sent to Rome and presented to Innocent X., by Father Wadding, as the envoy of the Confederate Catholics, in February, 1645.

From An Illustrated History of Ireland from AD 400 to 1800 by Cusack, Mary Frances

When he was told that the Reverend James Wadding had tried to dissuade the people from subscribing, he had him arrested.

From Bacon's Rebellion, 1676 by Wertenbaker, Thomas Jefferson

We find it also disguised as Chyansam in a letter from certain Christian nobles at Khanbaligh, which Wadding quotes from the Papal archives.

From The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 2 by Yule, Henry

Related Words

• bundle
• chunk
• clump
• lump
• packet