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pincushion [ˈpɪnˌkʊʃn] N

pincushion

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Their unusual pincushion flowerheads provide summer colour in shades of red, pink and white.
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The visible effect is that lines that do not go through the centre of the image are bowed inwards, towards the centre of the image, like a pincushion.
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This is one genus of plants among others which are sometimes called pincushion plants.
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Sewing kit pincushions were shaped like a human rear end.
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Human hair was also used for stuffing pincushions and small furnishing cushions.
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Pincushions are typically filled tightly with stuffing, so as to hold pins rigidly once placed.
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It has short arms and an inflated appearance and resembles a pentagonal pincushion.
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The fragrant, pincushion-like flowers are without petals and are produced in abundance at the beginning of the rainy season.
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Where the varieties of the pincushion cactus meet, they intergrade.
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Mathematically, barrel and pincushion distortion are quadratic, meaning they increase as the "square" of distance from the center.
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