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单词 hassock
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Definition of hassock in English:

hassock

nounˈhasəkˈhæsək
  • 1A cushion for kneeling on in church, while at prayer.

    〈主英〉(教堂里祈祷用的)跪垫

    he collected the prayer books and straightened the hassocks
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The side chapels were deserted, save for an elderly aristo woman who knelt on an embroidered hassock, chanting her rosary as she strung the beads along the string.
    • Many years ago when visiting St. Mary's church in Cambridge, England, I saw a large hassock with the words embroidered on it: ‘Think - Thank.’
    • As a matter of interest, the chairs, a prayer book and a hassock for each seat in the original plan were bought and paid for by a 50 pence (10/-) subscription from the worshipers of the time, prior to the consecration.
    • Seating consisted of small linked chairs spaced to suit the vertically challenged. Any slumping in prayer could have caused a structural failure, so one had to be dainty on the standard-issue hassock.
    Synonyms
    pillow, bolster, headrest
    1. 1.1North American A footstool.
      〈北美〉脚凳
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The portable TV tuned found itself sitting on a coffee table instead of on the box it came in and an old leather upholstered hassock ended up in front of the couch.
      • Not only is our new library just gorgeous and full of cozy chairs and large hassocks and windows and sunlight and air, but one particular favorite nook is right next to all the poetry books.
      • Eric loved the hassock, and he admitted that sitting on one folding chair with his feet on the other used to make his back hurt.
      • For what she had in mind, she wished she'd had a simple footstool or hassock, but the pillows from the couch would have to do.
      • Put your feet up on a footstool or hassock, or lie on your side.
  • 2A firm clump of grass or matted vegetation in marshy or boggy ground.

    (沼泽或湿地中的)草丛;缠结成堆的植物

    Example sentencesExamples
    • A root will run two feet under ground, afraid to pop up its head, till it finds a hassock of bunch grass or an ironweed root to serve as a protector.

Origin

Old English hassuc (in sense 2), of unknown origin.

Rhymes

cassock

Definition of hassock in US English:

hassock

nounˈhæsəkˈhasək
  • 1North American An upholstered footstool or ottoman.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Not only is our new library just gorgeous and full of cozy chairs and large hassocks and windows and sunlight and air, but one particular favorite nook is right next to all the poetry books.
    • The portable TV tuned found itself sitting on a coffee table instead of on the box it came in and an old leather upholstered hassock ended up in front of the couch.
    • Eric loved the hassock, and he admitted that sitting on one folding chair with his feet on the other used to make his back hurt.
    • Put your feet up on a footstool or hassock, or lie on your side.
    • For what she had in mind, she wished she'd had a simple footstool or hassock, but the pillows from the couch would have to do.
    1. 1.1British A cushion for kneeling on in church.
      〈主英〉(教堂里祈祷用的)跪垫
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Many years ago when visiting St. Mary's church in Cambridge, England, I saw a large hassock with the words embroidered on it: ‘Think - Thank.’
      • The side chapels were deserted, save for an elderly aristo woman who knelt on an embroidered hassock, chanting her rosary as she strung the beads along the string.
      • As a matter of interest, the chairs, a prayer book and a hassock for each seat in the original plan were bought and paid for by a 50 pence (10/-) subscription from the worshipers of the time, prior to the consecration.
      • Seating consisted of small linked chairs spaced to suit the vertically challenged. Any slumping in prayer could have caused a structural failure, so one had to be dainty on the standard-issue hassock.
      Synonyms
      pillow, bolster, headrest
  • 2A firm clump of grass or matted vegetation in marshy or boggy ground.

    (沼泽或湿地中的)草丛;缠结成堆的植物

    Example sentencesExamples
    • A root will run two feet under ground, afraid to pop up its head, till it finds a hassock of bunch grass or an ironweed root to serve as a protector.

Origin

Old English hassuc (in hassock (sense 2 of the noun)), of unknown origin.

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