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cushioning |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Cushion \Cush"ion\ (k??sh"?n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cushioned} (-?nd); p. pr & vb {Cushioning}.] 1. To seat or place on or as on a cushion. Many who are cushioned on thrones would have remained in obscurity. --Bolingbroke. 2. To furnish with cushions; as to cushion a chaise. 3. To conceal or cover up as under a cushion. {Cushioned hammer}, a dead-stroke hammer. See under {Dead-stroke}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: cushioning n : soft or resilient material used to fill or give shape or protect or add comfort [syn: {padding}]
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