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| bedstraw |
a small herb with paired leaves and small flowers once used as stuffing for mattresses. |
| derma2 |
in Jewish cooking, an intestinal membrane used to hold a bread stuffing for a dish called kishke. |
| dressing |
stuffing, usu. for fish or poultry. [1/4 definitions] |
| flock2 |
waste wool, cotton, or rags used as a stuffing for mattresses or the like. [1/5 definitions] |
| forcemeat |
finely chopped or ground meat, fish, or poultry, often mixed with other foods that act as binders or seasoning, and used as a stuffing. |
| pack1 |
to fill to capacity by tightly stuffing. [1/16 definitions] |
| pad1 |
to fill or protect by stuffing or layering with soft material. [1/12 definitions] |
| pillow |
a baglike case filled with soft stuffing and used for resting the head or for decoration. [1/4 definitions] |
| silk cotton |
a silky fiber covering the seeds of certain tropical trees such as the silk-cotton, used as a soft stuffing material. |
| taxidermy |
the art of preserving dead animals by stuffing and mounting their skins in order to retain a lifelike appearance. |
| teddy bear |
any of several children's toys made to look like a bear, filled with soft stuffing and covered with furlike plush. |
| wad |
an amount of soft material used for stuffing or padding. [1/7 definitions] |
| wadding |
any material used for stuffing or padding. [1/2 definitions] |
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