Cushion
41Cushion-dance — (engl., spr. Kosschen Dänns, d.i. Kissentanz), alter englischer, bes. bei Hochzeitsfesten üblicher Tanz mit Gesang, welcher sich lange erhielt u. in vertraulichen Familienzirkeln noch getanzt wird. Dabei stellen sich alle Paare in einen Kreis;… …
42cushion rafter — cushion rafter, a rafter placed beneath a principal one, to relieve an unusual strain …
43Cushion plant — Silene acaulis, moss campion A cushion plant is a compact, low growing, mat forming plant that is found in alpine, subalpine, arctic, or subarctic environments around the world. The term cushion is usually applied to woody plants that grow as… …
44Cushion caroms — Jacob Schaefer, Sr. tobacco card, circa 1880s Cushion caroms (or cushion carom billiards)[1] sometimes called by its original name, the indirect game,[2] is a carom billiards discipline generally played on a cloth covered, 5 foot ×… …
45cushion bonds — An informal name for callable bonds with long maturities that have coupon rates well above current market rates. Because these bonds have such high coupon rates, they trade at prices and yields calculated to the call date rather than to the… …
46cushion carom — noun also cushion shot 1. : a billiard carom in which the cue ball goes to a cushion before touching the second object ball 2. cushion caroms plural but singular in construction : any of the billiard games in which one or more cushions must be… …
47cushion moss — ▪ plant also called white moss any of the plants of the genus Leucobryum (subclass Bryidae), which form tufts resembling giant grayish white pincushions in moist woods or swampy areas. Three or more species are native to North America.… …
48Cushion Bond — A type of callable bond that sells at a premium because the issued coupon payments are above market interest rates. Mostly chosen by investors interested in generating high income conservatively. As interest rates rise, the cushion bond… …
49cushion star — noun : any of numerous thickened more or less globose pentamerous starfishes belonging to Goniaster and related genera * * * cushion star noun The starlet • • • Main Entry: ↑cushion …
50cushion-plant — cushˈion plant noun A plant of cushion like form reducing transpiration • • • Main Entry: ↑cushion …
