Значение

значений: 13
  1. (исчисляемое, неисчисляемое)A soft mass of material stuffed into a cloth bag, used for comfort or support.

    a soft bag filled with air or a mass of padding such as feathers or foam rubber etc.

  2. A soft mass of material stuffed into a cloth bag, used for comfort or support.

    (Содружество, исчисляемое, неисчисляемое)A throw pillow.

  3. (исчисляемое, неисчисляемое)A thin, flat pad used on hard chairs and sometimes toilet seats.

  4. Something acting as a cushion, especially to absorb a shock or impact.

    (исчисляемое, неисчисляемое)A pad on which gilders cut gold leaf.

  5. (исчисляемое, неисчисляемое)A mass of steam in the end of the cylinder of a steam engine to receive the impact of the piston.

  6. (исчисляемое, неисчисляемое)The lip around a table in cue sports which absorbs some of the impact of the billiard balls and bounces them back.

    Bande

    бортbort

    бортbort

  7. (исчисляемое, неисчисляемое)The pillow used in making bone lace.

  8. (исчисляемое, неисчисляемое)An engraver's pad.

  9. (исчисляемое, историческое, неисчисляемое)The rubber of an electrical machine.

  10. (исчисляемое, историческое, неисчисляемое)A pad supporting a woman's hair.

  11. (исчисляемое, переносно, неисчисляемое)A sufficient quantity of an intangible object (like points or minutes) to allow for some of those points, for example, to be lost without hurting one's chances for successfully completing an objective.

  12. A sufficient quantity of an intangible object (like points or minutes) to allow for some of those points, for example, to be lost without hurting one's chances for successfully completing an objective.

    (исчисляемое, переносно, неисчисляемое)Money kept in reserve.

Примеры

предложений: 55
  1. He fetched a few cushions to prop up her head.

    Он принёс несколько подушек, чтобы подпереть её голову. — Lenin_1917

  2. How many cushions are on the sofa?

  3. The benches are hard, so I always bring a cushion.

  4. The cushions on the sofa don't match those on the armchairs.

    deDie Kissen auf dem Sofa passen nicht zu denen auf den Lehnstühlen. — Tamy

  5. Put those cushions on the couch.

    deLege die Kissen auf das Sofa! — Pfirsichbaeumchen

Переводы

языков: 9
Українська
По значениям 3
soft material in cloth bag:
absorbent or protective item:
in cue sports:
Русский
По значениям 3
soft material in cloth bag:
absorbent or protective item:
in cue sports:
Deutsch
По значениям 3
soft material in cloth bag:
absorbent or protective item:
in cue sports:

Происхождение

From Middle English quysshyn, from later Old French coissin (modern coussin), from Vulgar

From Middle English quysshyn, from later Old French coissin (modern coussin), from Vulgar Latin *coxīnus (“seat pad”), derived from Latin coxa (“hip, thigh”) (with the suffix possibly after Latin pulvīnus (“pillow”)), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *koḱs- (“joint, limb”).

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