cotton batting

absorbent cotton pressed into pads or layers for use in dressing wounds, filling quilts, etc.

Origin of cotton batting

An Americanism dating back to 1820–30

"I lost some cotton-batting once before," he half-whispered to Gwendolyn.

The Poor Little Rich Girl |Eleanor Gates
These can then be caulked with oakum, cotton-batting, or wicking, or something of that nature.

Woodworking for Beginners |Charles Gardner Wheeler
What ever else can be said of cotton-batting, however, it is hardly a topic of smart conversation.

The Imitator |Percival Pollard
So in smart circles there was never any mention of cotton-batting when the name of Neargood came up.

The Imitator |Percival Pollard

Then she trudged up to the garret for a box, and, putting a layer of cotton-batting in the bottom, laid Bunny in one corner.

Tattine |Ruth Ogden