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/kˈʊʃənd/ Listen

verb

Cushion v. t. (past & past part. cushioned; pres. part. cushioning)

To seat or place on, or as on a cushion. "Many who are cushioned on thrones would have remained in obscurity."

To furnish with cushions; as, to cushion a chaise.

To conceal or cover up, as under a cushion.

Cushioned hammer, a dead-stroke hammer. See under Dead-stroke.

adjective

cushioned adj.

Furnished with a cushion or other device to reduce hardness.

Synonyms: cushiony, padded.

Having the severity reduced; having the unpleasant effects mitigated.

Protected against shock by adding soft padding or other device to reduce deceleration in a collision.

Synonyms: cushioned.

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Etymology of 'Cushioned'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Cushioned" Quotes from Famous Books

... singular girl is Emma," said one of the young ladies who looked from the keeping-room window, as she entered the wagon. "I was glad that they had the courtesy to offer her a cushioned seat; but she has refused it, and is riding off upon a box. Dear Mrs. Lindsay, ...

— Be Courteous • Mrs. M. H. Maxwell

... recollections of former experiences with Miss Panney, occupied the doctor's mind until he heard the swift rolling of the dog-cart wheels as they passed his window. Then he arose, put on his slippers, drew up the soft cushioned sofa, and lay down for ...

— The Girl at Cobhurst • Frank Richard Stockton

... to remain, promising them not only the torch-race, but the pleasure of conversation with the young, which to Socrates is a far greater attraction. They return to the house of Cephalus, Polemarchus' father, now in extreme old age, who is found sitting upon a cushioned seat crowned for a sacrifice. 'You should come to me oftener, Socrates, for I am too old to go to you; and at my time of life, having lost other pleasures, I care the more for conversation.' Socrates asks him what he thinks of age, to which ...

— The Republic • Plato

... either to herself or the "Sons," the latter of whom had probably never heard of him. He was perfectly sober now, and drove them safely to Worcester, where they soon found themselves in Theo's handsome rooms. Her wrappings removed and herself snugly ensconced in a velvet-cushioned chair, Madam Conway asked the young bride how long before Mrs. Douglas, ...

— Maggie Miller • Mary J. Holmes

... morning, after breakfast, when grandma was up and dressed, with her sprained foot resting on a cushioned chair in front of her, Cricket presented herself ...

— Cricket at the Seashore • Elizabeth Westyn Timlow

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