Wad
Definition of Wad
| n. | 1. | Woad. | | 1. | | | 1. | A little mass, tuft, or bundle, as of hay or tow. | | 2. | Specifically: A little mass of some soft or flexible material, such as hay, straw, tow, paper, or old rope yarn, used for retaining a charge of powder in a gun, or for keeping the powder and shot close; also, to diminish or avoid the effects of windage. Also, by extension, a dusk of felt, pasteboard, etc., serving a similar purpose. | | 3. | A soft mass, especially of some loose, fibrous substance, used for various purposes, as for stopping an aperture, padding a garment, etc. | | v. t. | 1. | To form into a mass, or wad, or into wadding; as, to wad tow or cotton. | | 2. | To insert or crowd a wad into; as, to wad a gun; also, to stuff or line with some soft substance, or wadding, like cotton; as, to wad a cloak. | | n. | 1. | (Min.) An earthy oxide of manganese, or mixture of different oxides and water, with some oxide of iron, and often silica, alumina, lime, or baryta; black ocher. There are several varieties. |
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