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Cushion

Webster's Dictionary

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(1):

(n.) the elastic edge of a billiard table.

(2):

(v. t.) To furnish with cushions; as, to cushion a chaise.

(3):

(v. t.) To conceal or cover up, as under a cushion.

(4):

(n.) a mass of steam in the end of the cylinder of a steam engine to receive the impact of the piston

(5):

(n.) A riotous kind of dance, formerly common at weddings; - called also cushion dance.

(6):

(v. t.) To seat or place on, or as on a cushion.

(7):

(n.) Anything resembling a cushion in properties or use

(8):

(n.) A case or bag stuffed with some soft and elastic material, and used to sit or recline upon; a soft pillow or pad.

(9):

(n.) a pad on which gilders cut gold leaf

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Cushion'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​c/cushion.html. 1828.
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