paddings

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The freshly dead were still encased in woolen paddings or blue uniforms.

From Time Magazine Archive

I have got rid of the trammels pretty well,—haven't I?—have unshackled myself, and thrown off the paddings, and the wrappings, and the swaddling clothes.

From He Knew He Was Right by Trollope, Anthony

The deep border of fur round the velvet, the warm waddings and paddings, the close fit up to the throat, were excellencies which warranted Janey's tour of inspection.

From Phoebe, Junior by Oliphant, Mrs. (Margaret)

And billah, she has stuffings and paddings, too.

From The Book of Khalid by Rihani, Ameen Fares

Fancy stitches and cunning invention which provided for thrice the usual number of cartridges told one tale; flannel paddings which sought to make of the military appointment a winter garment told another.

From The Relief of Mafeking How it Was Accomplished by Mahon's Flying Column; with an Account of Some Earlier Episodes in the Boer War of 1899-1900 by Young, Filson