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  3  definitions  found 
 
  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  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  padding 
  n  :  soft  or  resilient  material  used  to  fill  or  give  shape  or 
  protect  or  add  comfort  [syn:  {cushioning}] 




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