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PINCUSHION
pincushion
(noun) a small stiff cushion into which pins are stuck ready for use
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
pincushion (plural pincushions)
(sewing) A device, originally like a small, stuffed cushion, designed to have sewing pins and needles stuck into it to store them safely; some modern pincushions hold the objects magnetically.
The names of various plants with flowers or other parts resembling a pincushion.
A flowering plant in the genus Leucospermum.
A flowering plant in the genus Scabiosa.
The coral bead plant, coral moss, or English baby tears (Nertera granadensis), an ornamental plant.
The dustymaiden, a flowering plant in the genus Chaenactis.
The pincushion cactus, of the genera Escobaria or Mammillaria.
The pincushionplant, a flowering plant in the genus Navarretia.
(figuratively, colloquial) A person who is pricked or stabbed multiple times with sharp objects; specifically, someone who receives regular hypodermic needle injections.
Verb
pincushion (third-person singular simple present pincushions, present participle pincushioning, simple past and past participle pincushioned)
(transitive, also, figuratively) To jab or stick repeatedly with one or more sharp objects, as with pins into a pincushion.
(intransitive) To assume the shape of a pincushion; specifically, of the image on a computer display, television, etc, to exhibit pincushion distortion, where the sides curve inwards.
Source: Wiktionary
Pin"cush`ion, n.
Definition: A small cushion, in which pins may be stuck for use.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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