Editing Padding (section)

{{Short description|Thin cushioned material in clothing}}
{{About|clothing|other uses of the term|Padding (disambiguation)}}
'''Padding''' is thin cushioned material sometimes added to clothes. Padding may also be referred to as '''batting''' or '''wadding''' when used as a layer in lining quilts or as a packaging or stuffing material.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/batting|title=Definition of BATTING|website=www.merriam-webster.com|access-date=2 July 2017}}</ref> When padding is used in clothes, it is often done in an attempt to soften impacts on certain zones of the body or enhance appearance by adding size to a physical feature. In [[fashion]], there is padding for:

* Breasts – sometimes called [[falsies]]
* The male crotch – usually called a [[codpiece]].
* Height – usually in shoes and often called [[elevator shoes]]
* Width of shoulders, called [[Shoulder pads (fashion)|shoulder pads]] – in coats and other garments for men, and sometimes for women.

'''Bombast''', consisting of horsehair, flock, bran, wool, rags, or cotton, was the padding used to give the required bulk to certain fashionable items of dress in Western Europe around 1600.<ref>C Willett & Phillis Cunnington, with illustrations by Barbara Phillipson and Phillis Cunnington. Faber and Faber Limited, 24 Russell Square, London. mcmlv (1955). page 45</ref> It was used in particular for men's [[trunk hose]], but also for women's trunk or cannon sleeves (1575-1620).<ref>C Willett & Phillis Cunnington, with illustrations by Barbara Phillipson and Phillis Cunnington. Faber and Faber Limited, 24 Russell Square, London. mcmlv (1955). p.85</ref>