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• stuffing — ► NOUN 1) a mixture used to stuff poultry or meat before cooking. 2) padding used to stuff cushions, furniture, or soft toys. ● knock (or take) the stuffing out of Cf. ↑take the stuffing out of …   English terms dictionary

• stuffing — [stuf′iŋ] n. 1. the action of filling, packing, or gorging 2. something used to fill or stuff; specif., a) soft, springy material used as padding in cushions, upholstered furniture, etc. b) a seasoned mixture for stuffing fowl, roasts, etc …   English World dictionary

• stuffing — [[t]stʌ̱fɪŋ[/t]] stuffings 1) N MASS Stuffing is a mixture of food that is put inside a bird such as a chicken, or a vegetable such as a pepper, before it is cooked. Chestnuts can be used at Christmas time, as a stuffing for turkey, guinea fowl… …   English dictionary

• stuffing — n. 1 padding used to stuff cushions etc. 2 a mixture used to stuff poultry etc., esp. before cooking. Phrases and idioms: knock (or take) the stuffing out of colloq. make feeble or weak; defeat. stuffing box a box packed with material, to allow… …   Useful english dictionary

• stuffing — noun 1》 a mixture used to stuff poultry or meat before cooking. 2》 padding used to stuff cushions, furniture, or soft toys. 3》 informal a heavy defeat in sport. Phrases knock (or take) the stuffing out of informal severely impair the confidence… …   English new terms dictionary

• vegetable silk — noun a plant fiber from the kapok tree; used for stuffing and insulation • Syn: ↑kapok, ↑silk cotton • Hypernyms: ↑plant fiber, ↑plant fibre • Substance Holonyms: ↑padding, ↑cushion …   Useful english dictionary

• Against the hair — Hair Hair (h[^a]r), n. [OE. her, heer, h[ae]r, AS. h[=ae]r; akin to OFries. h[=e]r, D. & G. haar, OHG. & Icel. h[=a]r, Dan. haar, Sw. h[*a]r; cf. Lith. kasa.] 1. The collection or mass of filaments growing from the skin of an animal, and forming… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Albizzia Julibrissin — Silk Silk, n. [OE. silk, selk, AS. seolc, seoloc; akin to Icel. silki, SW. & Dan. silke; prob. through Slavic from an Oriental source; cf. Lith. szilkai, Russ. shelk , and also L. sericum Seric stuff, silk. Cf. {Sericeous}. {Serge} a woolen stuff …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Bombyx mori — Silk Silk, n. [OE. silk, selk, AS. seolc, seoloc; akin to Icel. silki, SW. & Dan. silke; prob. through Slavic from an Oriental source; cf. Lith. szilkai, Russ. shelk , and also L. sericum Seric stuff, silk. Cf. {Sericeous}. {Serge} a woolen stuff …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Calliandra trinervia — Silk Silk, n. [OE. silk, selk, AS. seolc, seoloc; akin to Icel. silki, SW. & Dan. silke; prob. through Slavic from an Oriental source; cf. Lith. szilkai, Russ. shelk , and also L. sericum Seric stuff, silk. Cf. {Sericeous}. {Serge} a woolen stuff …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Hair — (h[^a]r), n. [OE. her, heer, h[ae]r, AS. h[=ae]r; akin to OFries. h[=e]r, D. & G. haar, OHG. & Icel. h[=a]r, Dan. haar, Sw. h[*a]r; cf. Lith. kasa.] 1. The collection or mass of filaments growing from the skin of an animal, and forming a covering …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English