Definitions
Cushion, writing block, or soft protective layer.
Word origin
1554, "bundle of straw to lie on". Unknown, and unclear all senses have common etymology. For sense "ends of a digit", cf. Low German or West Flemish pad (“sole of the foot”), perhaps ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pent- (“to pass”), which would make it related to both path and find.
Used in a sentence
“It is a general practice to pad down a condenser mike with as much as a 20-30 dB pad.”
“let us at least trust that the hair-pins will do their duty, and maintain the respectability of passion by holding the pads and puffs and frizettes in their proper places.”
“The author began to pad her succinct stories with trite descriptions to keep up with current market trends.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer8 curated clues
01“Cushioned mat”3 letters
02“Small writing tablet”3 letters
03“Soft cushion”3 letters
04“Stack of blank sheets”3 letters
05“Writing block”3 letters
06“Apartment, slang”3 letters
07“Cushion”3 letters
08“Writing tablet”3 letters
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