Wad

wod, «. A little ma , tuft, or bundle, as of hay or tow; a little ma of some soft or flexible material for stopping the charge of powder in a gun and pre ing it close to the snot, or for keeping the powder and shot close; a soft ma of some loose fibrous substance for stopping an aperture. — v. t. [wadded, -ding.] To form into a ma or wad, or into wadding; to insert or crowd a wad into. — Wad, Wadd, n." (Min.) An earthy oxide of manganese,— sometimes applied also to plumbago or black lead. — Wad'ding, n. A wad, or materials for making wads; a soft stuff of loose texture, for stuffing garments, etc.; sheets of carded cotton prepared for the same purpose.