Padding
Pronunciation : Pad"ding
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : 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)
Defn: The uniform impregnation of cloth with a mordant.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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