GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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   Cushion (ko͝oshˈŭn), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Cushioned (-ŭnd); p. pr. & vb. n. Cushioning.]
   1. To seat or place on, or as on a cushion.
   
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   Many who are cushioned on thrones would have remained in obscurity. Bolingbroke.
   
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   2. To furnish with cushions; as, “to cushion a chaise”.
   
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   3. To conceal or cover up, as under a cushion.
   
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   Cushioned hammer, a dead-stroke hammer. See under Dead-stroke.
   
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   cushioned (ko͝oshˈŭnd), adj.
   1. furnished with a cushion or other device to reduce hardness.
   
   Syn. -- cushiony, padded.
   
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   2. having the severity reduced; having the unpleasant effects mitigated.
   
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   3.  protected against shock by adding soft padding or other device to reduce deceleration in a collision.
   
   Syn. -- cushioned.
   
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