Cushions

Examples

• The table was of the usual European style --cushions dead and twice as high as the balls; the cues in bad repair. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
• Her head dropped on the cushions; and she burst out crying. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• The new cushions are a great improvement upon the hard marble seats we have been so long accustomed to. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
• The convertible rails, however, because of their rigidity, are more desirable than the convertible cushions. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• They have immense, flat, forked cushions of feet, that make a track in the dust like a pie with a slice cut out of it. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
• His head fell on the sofa cushions. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• The cushions are fastened to the inside of the rail by means of a specially prepared glue. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• She was kneeling by the sofa, hiding her face in the cushions that no one might hear her cry, when she was touched on the shoulder by Dixon. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
• And Mrs. Dorset leaned back against her travelling cushions with a smile which made Lily wish there had been no vacant seat beside her own. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• She has thrown herself upon the floor and lies with her hair all wildly scattered and her face buried in the cushions of a couch. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• I slipped it under the sofa cushions, half in, and half out, close by her handkerchief, and her smelling-bottle. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• Only the best grade of rubber is used for good cushions. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• Subject: Satan among the Sofa Cushions. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• It furnishes not only an elastic bearing which cushions the jar, but also makes a broader tread that renders cycling on the soft roads of the country at once practical and delightful. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
• The table is now ready for the rails and cushions. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• Before she came back, Laurie walked into the parlor to find Amy sobbing, with her head in the sofa cushions. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• The invalid sank back upon his cushions, tired out by this long recital, while his nurse poured him out a glass of some stimulating medicine. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
• You should see them struggling to settle her cushions, or to hand her coffee! William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• The rubber mat greets you at the front door, a little pad cushions the door stops and the backs of chairs, and a ring seals the mouth of the fruit jar. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
• Another method is merely to change the cushions. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• Then she added: 'Sit down,' and composed herself voluptuously, in a nest of crimson and gold cushions, on an ottoman near the parrot. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
• I'll get some cushions out of the church, and you and your friend shall lie down before the fire. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
• I wish to goodness, Ma,' said Lavvy, throwing herself back among the cushions, with her arms crossed, 'that you'd loll a little. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• Poor Lady Verinder (reclining thoughtlessly on her own sofa cushions) glanced at the book, and handed it back to me looking more confused than ever. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.

Typist: Osborn