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Definition of pincushion in English: pincushionnoun ˈpɪnkʊʃ(ə)nˈpɪnˌkʊʃən 1A small pad for holding pins. 针垫 Example sentencesExamples - ‘I'll make you an outfit,’ she said and took out a small pincushion out of her gray pocket.
- These remarkably beautiful beaded pieces are presented alongside an astonishing array of objects created expressly for the Victorian tourist market, including pincushions, photo frames, decorative boxes and wall pieces.
- I also went over to Patchwork on Central Park yesterday and picked up some green fabric ready for the next bunch of pear pincushions.
- From an old sewing kit, he pulled a tiny pincushion, removed the needles, and headed back.
- Toys, pincushions, junk from 42nd Street suddenly began to collect in his studio.
- Ray showed his young viewers how to make everything from pup pencil holders, to mushroom pincushions, to stocking mice.
- ‘I'll prove it to you,’ he said and took a pin from a nearby pincushion on display.
- Vibrantly colored beadwork spilled across the fabric of souvenir pincushions, picture frames and wallpockets designed to appeal to throngs of eager tourists.
- This one, brought with from the Russian schtetl of her past, warns that evil spirits lurk near the pincushion, measuring tape, and scissors.
2mass noun A form of optical distortion in which straight lines along the edge of a screen or a lens bulge towards the centre. 枕形畸变，枕形失真，正畸变 Example sentencesExamples - Examining the camera we noted no astigmatism, curvature of field, rolling distortion, or pincushion distortion.
- During testing I noted no spherical aberration, no astigmatism, no curvature of field, no barrel or pincushion, and no rolling distortion.
- Focusing the scopes on the distant brick wall with its very distinct vertical and horizontal lines, we checked for pincushion distortion (lines bowing in) and barrel distortion (lines bowing out).
- However I did note a small amount of pincushion distortion.
3South African An African shrub or tree related to the proteas, with rounded flower heads that resemble pincushions. 〈南非〉枕形山龙眼 Genus Leucospermum, family Proteaceae Example sentencesExamples - The seeds of the pincushion protea are buried in the ground by ants, and germinate only when mature plants have been killed by fire.
- The salvia has receded, but the radicchio is still coming up, and I have phlox and pincushions, and there's an evergreen and some holly there in the back.
- They do also feed from pincushion proteas, but do not damage the flowers significantly because the bracts are too narrow to be pierced or scratched by the birds' claws.
- Proteaceae is a family of flowering plants that includes South Africa's national flower, the king protea (Protea cynaroides, above), as well as the daystar and the pincushions.
Definition of pincushion in US English: pincushionnounˈpɪnˌkʊʃənˈpinˌko͝oSHən 1A small cushion into which pins are stuck for convenient storage. Example sentencesExamples - Frowning, she takes the pin out of her mouth and sticks it into a soft strawberry-shaped pincushion.
- Or have you stuck them like pincushions with all your needles?
- They began to make floral designs with their glass beads and applied these new shapes to many useful things, including pincushions, handbags, sewing cases, and clothing.
- 1.1 A form of optical distortion in which straight lines along the edge of a screen or a lens bulge toward the center.
枕形畸变，枕形失真，正畸变 Example sentencesExamples - Examining the camera we noted no astigmatism, curvature of field, rolling distortion, or pincushion distortion.
- During testing I noted no spherical aberration, no astigmatism, no curvature of field, no barrel or pincushion, and no rolling distortion.
- However I did note a small amount of pincushion distortion.
- Focusing the scopes on the distant brick wall with its very distinct vertical and horizontal lines, we checked for pincushion distortion (lines bowing in) and barrel distortion (lines bowing out).
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