padding
Definition of padding:
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part of speech: noun
The soft stuffing of a saddle, etc.: superfluous matter introduced into a book or article in order to make it of the length desired.
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part of speech: noun
The material used for stuffing; the stuffing of a coat, saddle, and the like; the act of imbuing with a mordant.
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Common misspellings:
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- pading (100.0%)
Usage examples for padding:
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In a moment a shadowy figure leaped through the window, and Black Bart landed on the floor with soft padding feet.
"The Untamed" – Max Brand -
He turned round, and fiercely hammered away at the padding
"L'Assommoir" – Emile Zola -
Suppose they should peer through the dark, and see that it was a horse and rider, and no wild animal padding up the trail?
"The Shagganappi" – E. Pauline Johnson