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PADDING

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Originally appearing in Volume V20, Page 443 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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PADDING  , the

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term in textile manufacture used for the stiffening of various garments . The most useful and flexible material for this purpose is
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hair
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cloth, but this is too expensive to be used for the padding of cheap clothing . Hence many kinds of fibrous material are employed for the same purpose . Hair,
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cotton,
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flax,
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tow, jute and
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paper are used, alone and in
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combination . The fabrics are first
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woven, and then starched to obtain the necessary degree of stiffness and flexibility .

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