Pincushion
['pɪnkʊʃ(ə)n] or ['pɪn'kʊʃən]
Definition
(noun.) a small stiff cushion into which pins are stuck ready for use.
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Definition
(n.) A small cushion, in which pins may be stuck for use.
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Examples
- But it won't be easy, for it is a dreadful disappointment, and poor Jo bedewed the little fat pincushion she held with several very bitter tears. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- Even that one touch of colour visible in the red satin pincushion bore affinity to coral; even that dark, shining glass might have mirrored a mermaid. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- You ought always to have your pincushion about you. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- I remember that pincushion and that looking-glass. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- I only make pincushions and pen-wipers, to use up my waste. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- You make pincushions,' said Charley. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- His arms and legs were like great pincushions of those shapes, and his attire disguised him absurdly; but I knew his half-closed eye at one glance. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
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