plural of pincushion

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pincushion

(sewing) A device, originally like a small, stuffed cushion, designed to have sewing pins and needles stuck into it to store them safely; some modern pincushions hold the objects magnetically.

(transitive, also figuratively) To jab or stick repeatedly with one or more sharp objects, as with pins into a pincushion.

simple past tense and past participle of pincushion

present participle of pincushion

Synonym of pincushion distortion

(surveying) A place where several surveyors have set markers, all purporting to mark the same property corner.

In graphic arts, the effect whereby an image bows in at the sides.

a decorative doll, usually having a china head and torso, and a skirt in the form of a pincushion