plural. A material consisting of the coarse tufts and refuse of wool or cotton, or of cloth torn to pieces by machinery, used for quilting…

Silk or linen flock.

Soft material used to pad or stuff something. Also figurative.

Perhaps: = waddings, wadding, n. 3.

Any loose, fibrous material for use as a padding, stuffing, quilting, etc. Now chiefly, cotton-wool formed into a fleecy layer.

concrete. Material used to fill up a space in or around something; spec. material used to make a joint, piston, etc., watertight or airtight.

Composite material used to pack the space between floor joists to provide insulation from sound, etc. Cf. pug, v.2 2.

A composition used to stop holes or crevices.

Material for filling up chinks. U.S.

= stopping, n. 4d.

North American. Originally: a sponge-like rubber material used as padding in furniture, mattresses, and vehicle seating. Now: (a proprietary name…