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  • Its motor lacked the capacity~-not to speak of the protections and cushionings possible within a hull.

    Inconstant Star Anderson, Poul, 1926- 1991

  • It is used for various purposes, for example, for insect whisks, for dusters, for cleaning and polishing pads, for cushionings, decorations and ropes, particularly catapult ropes, for which it is highly prized.

    Kajira Of Gor Norman, John, 1931- 1983

  • And she fitted admirably into her costly surroundings: the sheen of her golden hair made the dark velvet cushionings and hangings a more beautiful background than before; she gave expression to the stately, silent rooms; and what had at first been almost, despite its luxury, a desert to me, became a fairy land.

    Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 22, August, 1878 Various

  • But in between whoopie-cushionings, we would all be remiss if we didn't take a moment to acknowledge April's biggest Fool of all, royal dummy, Countess LuAnn de Lesseps of

    Queer Sighted Gabe Liedman 2010

  • If you would all leave me just for one full moon, and come back to me only when I am starving for you all -- for my tea to be brought to me in the morning, and all the paddings and cushionings which bolster me up from morning till night -- with what a sigh of wisdom I would drop back into your arms, and would let you draw the rose-colored curtains round me again!

    An Englishwoman's Love-Letters Anonymous

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