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any material used especially to protect something

any material used especially to protect something

The act or process of one who packs.

Any material used to pack, fill up, or make close.

A substance or piece used to make a joint impervious

A thin layer, or sheet, of yielding or elastic material inserted between the surfaces of a flange joint.

The substance in a stuffing box, through which a piston rod slides.

A yielding ring, as of metal, which surrounds a piston and maintains a tight fit, as inside a cylinder, etc.

A trick; collusion.

The act or process of one who packs.

Any material used to pack, fill up, or make close.

A substance or piece used to make a joint impervious

A thin layer, or sheet, of yielding or elastic material inserted between the surfaces of a flange joint.

The substance in a stuffing box, through which a piston rod slides.

A yielding ring, as of metal, which surrounds a piston and maintains a tight fit, as inside a cylinder, etc.

A trick; collusion.

Of pack.

Of pack.

1. Tamponing, filling a natural cavity or a wound with cotton-wool, gauze, or other material. 2. The material used in packing. 3. The application of a wet pack.

Wrapping a patient in wet cloths.

The act of putting in packs or tying up for carriage: material for packing.

Any material used in packing, or filling up vacant spaces or interstiees.

Binding in a bundle; pressing together in a box or barrel, as herrings.

The act of binding together in a bundle; material used in making water or air tight.

The application of a pack.

Any material used to surround a wound or injury, or to occlude a wound or cavity. page proofreading. See in appendix, page 944.

n. Any material used to pack, fill up, or make close, as the substance around the piston of a pump or other tube to render it water or airtight; a filling of mortar and small pieces of stone for the vacant spaces in the middle of a wall.