Meaning

3 senses
  1. A dense clump of grass or vegetation; a tussock.

    Grasbüschel, Büschel

  2. A cushion used primarily in churches for kneeling on while praying.

    Kniekissen, Betkissen, Kniebankkissen

    a cushion for kneeling on (as when praying in church)

  3. A thick cushion used as a seat; an ottoman or pouffe.

    Sitzkissen

    пуфpuf

    thick cushion used as a seat

Translations

5 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
ottoman:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
grass:
kneeler:
ottoman:

Origin

From Old English hassoc (“coarse grass”), of uncertain origin.

From Old English hassoc (“coarse grass”), of uncertain origin.

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Forms

plural: hassocks
Singularhassock
Pluralhassocks

regular

Synonyms

5 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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