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Cushion

A cushion is a soft bag of some ornamental material, usually stuffed with wool, hair, feathers, polyester staple fiber, non-woven material, cotton, or even paper torn into fragments. It may be used for sitting or kneeling upon, or to soften the hardness or angularity of a chair or couch. Decorative cushions often have a patterned cover material, and are…

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Cushion

Nodes26
Edges25
Triples26
Avg. degree1.92
Density0.076923
Components1

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Cushion

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related to References · 17
Cushion → Cambridge University Press, Chisholm, Decorating, Encyclopædia Britannica, Glossary, Hugh, ISBN, Manroe, Materials, Random House Value Publishing, Retrieved, Techniques, Terms, The Book, Understanding, Upholstered Furniture, Upholstery
related to Etymology · 6
Cushion → Anglo-French, Cushions, Latin, Middle English, The, Vulgar Latin
is a · 2
Cushion → soft bag of some ornamental material, very ancient article of furniture
see also · 1
Cushion → Bean

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Cushionis asoft bag of some ornamental material0.90text
Cushionis avery ancient article of furniture0.90text
Cushionrelated to EtymologyThe0.60section
Cushionrelated to EtymologyMiddle English0.60section
Cushionrelated to EtymologyAnglo-French0.60section
Cushionrelated to EtymologyVulgar Latin0.60section
Cushionrelated to EtymologyLatin0.60section
Cushionrelated to EtymologyCushions0.60section
Cushionrelated to ReferencesChisholm0.60section
Cushionrelated to ReferencesHugh0.60section
Cushionrelated to ReferencesEncyclopædia Britannica0.60section
Cushionrelated to ReferencesCambridge University Press0.60section

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