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Wadding vs Batting - What's the difference?

wadding | batting |

As nouns the difference between wadding and batting

is that wadding is wads collectively while batting is cotton, wool, silk or synthetic material used to stuff the inside of a mattress, quilt etc.

As verbs the difference between wadding and batting

is that wadding is present participle of lang=en while batting is present participle of lang=en.

As a proper noun Wadding

is {{surname|lang=en}.

wadding

English

Etymology 1

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Noun

(wikipedia wadding)
  • wads collectively
  • soft, fibrous cotton or wool used to make a wad, or as a packaging material
  • * 1922 , (James Joyce), Chapter 13
  • *:She slipped a hand into her kerchief pocket and took out the wadding and waved in reply of course without letting him and then slipped it back.

    • Etymology 2

    Verb

    (head)

    • batting

    English

    Etymology 1

    .

    Noun

  • (sewing) cotton, wool, silk or synthetic material used to stuff the inside of a mattress, quilt etc
  • special cotton for surgery.

    • Synonyms

    * bat, batt

    Etymology 2

    .

    Noun

  • the act of someone who bats
    • the battings of her eyelashes

    Verb

    (head)