wadding
Quilt's inner padding
Wadding is soft, fibrous material used for padding, stuffing, or packing.
It fills quilts, cushions, and shipping boxes.
In firearms, wadding is the material placed between powder and shot to create a seal: He tamped down the wadding before loading the musket.
The word also refers to cotton or gauze used as surgical dressing.
Substance closing gaps
- battingSwinging at pitches
- cushioningSoftening force or fall
- fillingMaterial placed within
- kapokSilky tropical seed fluff
cotton-wool · fiberfill · upholstery · interlining · quilted · bulk · softness · liner
Open-weave medical fabric
- dressingSauce for salads
- swabAbsorbent cleaning implement
- bandageWound covering strip
- compressReduce volume by force
absorbent · sterile · cotton · lint · sponge · surgical · hemostatic · packing
Combustible propellant mixture
- musketMuzzle-loaded infantry firearm
- muzzleloaderGun loaded through barrel
- cartridgeSealed container for supplies
- flintlockFlint-sparked firearm mechanism
ramrod · powder · percussion · caplock · charge · ball · shot · packing
Layered fabric stitching
- battingSwinging at pitches
- sewingCraft with needle and thread
- fillingMaterial placed within
- plushiesSoft fabric toys
needlecraft · embroidery · applique · patchwork · textile · handmade · pattern · fabric
Softening force or fall
- packingPutting items in containers
- protectionGuarding against harm
- shippingTransporting goods to destinations
- bubble-wrapAir-filled packing material
wrap · parcel · fragile · box · carton · insulation · shockproof · transit
filler
Substance closing gaps
- battingSwinging at pitches
- cushioningSoftening force or fall
- fillingMaterial placed within
kapok · cotton-wool · fiberfill · upholstery · interlining · quilted · bulk · softness · liner · buffer
gauze
Open-weave medical fabric
compress · absorbent · sterile · cotton · lint · sponge · surgical · hemostatic · packing · tampon
gunpowder
Combustible propellant mixture
- musketMuzzle-loaded infantry firearm
- muzzleloaderGun loaded through barrel
- cartridgeSealed container for supplies
flintlock · ramrod · powder · percussion · caplock · charge · ball · shot · packing · tamping
quilting
Layered fabric stitching
plushies · needlecraft · embroidery · applique · patchwork · textile · handmade · pattern · fabric
cushioning
Softening force or fall
- packingPutting items in containers
- protectionGuarding against harm
- shippingTransporting goods to destinations
bubble-wrap · wrap · parcel · fragile · box · carton · insulation · shockproof · transit · wrapping
- embroiderycross stitch, cross-stitch, French knot, needlepoint, crewelwork
- compressioncompress, compression, compressor, compressing, compact
- fabricscotton, silk, linen, wool, satin
- fiberscotton, wool, silk, linen, hemp
- stuffingdown, dressing, forcemeat, polyfill, fiberfill
- quiltingquilt, quilting, patchwork, quilts, quilt top