Emily Dickinson Lexicon

CUSH'ION, n. [cush'in; Fr. coussin; It. cuscino; D. kussen; G. küssen; Sp. coxin; Port. coxim; Arm. couçzin. Qu. Ar. كِسَءٌ kisaian; Ch. כסי keesi, a little cushion for the elbow.]

1. A pillow for a seat; a soft pad to be placed on a chair; a bag, stuffed with wool, hair, or other soft material.
2. A bag of leather filled with sand, used by engravers to support the plate.
3. In gilding, a stuffing of fine tow or wool, covered by leather, on a board; used for receiving the leaves of gold from the paper, in order to its being cut into proper sizes and figures. – Encyc. Lady's cushion, a plant, a species of Saxifraga. – Lee. Sea cushion, sea pink, or thrift, a species of Statice. – Lee.