- (v.t.) To seat or place on or as on a cushion.
- (n.) a mass of steam in the end of the cylinder of a steam engine to receive the impact of the piston.
- (n.) the elastic edge of a billiard table.
- (n.) Anything resembling a cushion in properties or use.
- (v.t.) To furnish with cushions; as, to cushion a chaise.
- (v.t.) To conceal or cover up, as under a cushion.
- (n.) A riotous kind of dance, formerly common at weddings; -- called also cushion dance.
- (n.) A case or bag stuffed with some soft and elastic material, and used to sit or recline upon; a soft pillow or pad.
- (n.) a pad on which gilders cut gold leaf.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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