- tailor's cushion
- noun
: a tailor's ham
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
tailor's ham — /teɪləz ˈhæm/ (say tayluhz ham) noun a firmly stuffed cushion with rounded edges simulating body curves, designed for pressing garments as they are made. {so called because its shape roughly resembles that of a ham} …
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