·noun a pad on which gilders cut gold leaf.
II. Cushion ·noun the elastic edge of a billiard table.
III. Cushion ·vt To seat or place on, or as on a cushion.
IV. Cushion ·vt To conceal or cover up, as under a cushion.
V. Cushion ·noun Anything resembling a cushion in properties or use.
VI. Cushion ·vt To furnish with cushions; as, to cushion a chaise.
VII. Cushion ·noun A riotous kind of dance, formerly common at weddings;
— called also cushion dance.
VIII. Cushion ·noun a mass of steam in the end of the cylinder of a steam engine to receive the impact of the piston.
IX. Cushion ·noun A case or bag stuffed with some soft and elastic material, and used to sit or recline upon; a soft pillow or pad.