cushion-cloth

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• cushion — ► NOUN 1) a bag of cloth stuffed with a mass of soft material, used as a comfortable support for sitting or leaning on. 2) a source of support or protection against impact. 3) the elastic lining of the sides of a billiard table, from which the… …   English terms dictionary

• Cushion caroms — Jacob Schaefer, Sr. tobacco card, circa 1880s‎ Cushion caroms (or cushion carom billiards)[1] sometimes called by its original name, the indirect game,[2] is a carom billiards discipline generally played on a cloth covered, 5 foot ×… …   Wikipedia

• cushion — cushionless, adj. cushionlike, adj. /koosh euhn/, n. 1. a soft bag of cloth, leather, or rubber, filled with feathers, air, foam rubber, etc., on which to sit, kneel, or lie. 2. anything similar in form, used to dampen shocks or to prevent… …   Universalium

• cushion — cush|ion1 S3 [ˈkuʃən] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: coissin, from Vulgar Latin coxinus, from Latin coxa hip ] 1.) a cloth bag filled with soft material that you put on a chair or the floor to make it more comfortable →↑pillow ▪ a… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• cushion — I UK [ˈkʊʃ(ə)n] / US noun Word forms cushion : singular cushion plural cushions * 1) [countable] a cloth bag filled with something soft such as feathers, used for making a seat more comfortable 2) [countable] a layer that separates two objects… …   English dictionary

• cushion — cush|ion1 [ kuʃn ] noun * ▸ 1 soft cover for seat ▸ 2 layer separating objects ▸ 3 protection against something ▸ 4 amount someone is winning by ▸ 5 edge of table in games 1. ) count a cloth bag filled with something soft such as feathers, used… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• cushion — /ˈkʊʃən / (say kooshuhn) noun 1. a soft bag of cloth, leather, or rubber, filled with feathers, air, etc., used to sit, kneel, or lie on. 2. anything similar in appearance or use. 3. a pillow used in lace making. 4. the elastic raised rim… …  

• cushion — 1 noun (C) 1 a cloth bag filled with soft material that you put on a chair to make it more comfortable compare pillow 1 (1) 2 something that stops one thing from hitting another thing: The hovercraft rides on a cushion of air. 3 something,… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• cushion — n. & v. n. 1 a bag of cloth etc. stuffed with a mass of soft material, used as a soft support for sitting or leaning on etc. 2 a means of protection against shock. 3 the elastic lining of the sides of a billiard table, from which the ball… …   Useful english dictionary

• cushion — 1. noun /ˈkʊʃən/ a) A soft mass of material stuffed into a cloth bag, used for comfort or support; for sitting on, kneeling on, resting ones head on etc. b) Something acting as a cushion, especially to absorb a shock or impact. 2. verb /ˈkʊʃən/… …   Wiktionary