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n. [ AS. cusceote. ] (Zool.) The ringdove or wood pigeon. [ 1913 Webster ]

Scarce with cushat's homely song can vie. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool) The galeated curassow. See Curassow. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. cuischun, quisshen, OF. coissin, cuissin, F. coussin, fr. (assumed) LL. culcitinum, dim. of L. culcita cushion, mattress, pillow. See Quilt, and cf. Counterpoint a coverlet. ] 1. A case or bag stuffed with some soft and elastic material, and used to sit or recline upon; a soft pillow or pad. [ 1913 Webster ]

Two cushions stuffed with straw, the seat to raise. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Anything resembling a cushion in properties or use; as: (a) a pad on which gilders cut gold leaf; (b) a mass of steam in the end of the cylinder of a steam engine to receive the impact of the piston; (c) the elastic edge of a billiard table. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A riotous kind of dance, formerly common at weddings; -- called also cushion dance. Halliwell. [ 1913 Webster ]

Cushion capital.(Arch.) A capital so sculptured as to appear like a cushion pressed down by the weight of its entablature. (b) A name given to a form of capital, much used in the Romanesque style, modeled like a bowl, the upper part of which is cut away on four sides, leaving vertical faces. --
Cushion star (Zool.) a pentagonal starfish belonging to Goniaster, Astrogonium, and other allied genera; -- so called from its form. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Cushioned p. pr. & vb. n. Cushioning. ] 1. To seat or place on, or as on a cushion. [ 1913 Webster ]

Many who are cushioned on thrones would have remained in obscurity. Bolingbroke. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To furnish with cushions; as, to cushion a chaise. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To conceal or cover up, as under a cushion. [ 1913 Webster ]

Cushioned hammer, a dead-stroke hammer. See under Dead-stroke. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. 1. furnished with a cushion or other device to reduce hardness.
Syn. -- cushiony, padded. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

2. having the severity reduced; having the unpleasant effects mitigated. [ PJC ]

3. protected against shock by adding soft padding or other device to reduce deceleration in a collision.
Syn. -- cushioned. [ PJC ]

n. [ OF. coissinet, F. coussinet. See Cushion, and cf. Coussinet. ] A little cushion. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. soft or resilient material used to fill or give shape or protect or add comfort.
Syn. -- padding. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. Not furnished with a cushion. [ 1913 Webster ]

Rows of long, cushionless benches, supplying the place of pews. Hawthorne. [ 1913 Webster ]

. A thick solid-rubber tire, as for a bicycle, with a hollow groove running lengthwise on the inside. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

a. Like a cushion; soft; pliable. [ 1913 Webster ]

A flat and cushiony nose. Dickens. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A descendant of Cush, the son of Ham and grandson of Noah. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. not requiring strong efforts; easy; -- said of paid employment; as, He got a cushy job in a large company. [ informal ]
Syn. -- soft. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

(Bot.) An herb growing in dense tufts; the thrift (Armeria vulgaris). [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Indian name. ] (Zool.) A large North American lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush). It is usually spotted with red, and sometimes weighs over forty pounds. Called also Mackinaw trout, lake trout, lake salmon, salmon trout, togue, and tuladi. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A small cushion, in which pins may be stuck for use. [ 1913 Webster ]