pincushion

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pin·cush·ion /ˈpɪnˌkʊʃən/ noun [countable]   DHa soft filled bag for sticking pins in until you need to use them 〔供插缝纫针用的〕针垫 →4  See picture of 见图 SEWING

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pincushion• At once he was feathered with arrows like a pincushion.• She ate so many she looked like a prickly pincushion.

pin·cush·ion nounChineseSyllable  

need for filled bag sticking until a soft in pins Corpus you

pincushion
pin‧cush‧ion /ˈpɪnˌkʊʃən/ noun [countable]

a soft filled bag for sticking pins in until you need to use them

pin·cush·ionBrE /ˈpɪnkʊʃn/ 🔊NAmE /ˈpɪnkʊʃn/ 🔊 nouna small thick pad made of cloth, used for sticking pins in when they are not being used 针垫；针插