wadding
Definitions
Soft, fibrous material used for padding, stuffing, or lining garments.
Material used to pack a charge into a firearm or to plug a hole.
A layer of absorbent material used in medical dressings.
Examples
The fragile glass vase was wrapped in thick cotton wadding to prevent it from breaking during the move.
He stuffed the wadding into the gaps around the window frame to keep the cold winter air from leaking inside.