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A wrist-held pincushion
A pincushion (or pin cushion) is a small, stuffed cushion, typically 3–5 cm (1.2–2.0 in) across, which is used in sewing to store pins or needles with their heads protruding to take hold of them easily, collect them, and keep them organized.
Pincushions are typically filled tightly with stuffing to hold pins rigidly in place. Magnetic pin cushions are also sometimes used; though technically they are not "cushions", they serve the same basic function of holding pins neatly.
A pincushion (or pin cushion) is a small, stuffed cushion, typically 3–5 cm (1.2–2.0 in) across, which is used in sewing to store pins or needles with...
Pincushion moss may refer to several different species of plants, including: Dicranoweisia crispula, the mountain pincushion Borya sphaerocephala Leptostomum...
Pincushion Mountain is a peak in the Sawtooth Mountains near the midpoint of the southern boundary of Cook County, which is formed by the north shore of...
The pincushion ray or thorny freshwater stingray (Fontitrygon ukpam), is a little-known species of stingray in the family Dasyatidae, found in the rivers...
Balloon Land, also known as The Pincushion Man, is a 1935 animated short film produced by Ub Iwerks as part of the ComiColor Cartoons series. The cartoon...
Operation Pincushion was a covert training program for hill tribe recruits to become guerrilla soldiers during the Laotian Civil War. Run by United States...
presenter. This gives each head the appearance of a pincushion. Its common name is ornamental pincushion in English and bobbejaanklou in Afrikaans. It flowers...
Pincushion cactus is a common name for several cacti and may refer to: Escobaria Mammillaria Pediocactus This page is an index of articles on plant species...
Chaenactis fremontii, with the common names Frémont's pincushion and desert pincushion, is a species of annual wildflower in the daisy family. Both the...
plains cactus, Houserock Valley cactus, Kaibab pincushion cactus, Paradine cactus, and Park pincushion cactus is a rare species of cactus found in Arizona...
Latin laurus with reference to the resemblance of the leaves to laurel. Pincushion hakea is endemic to the coastal southwest of Western Australia, the northernmost...
placed in Scabiosa. Another common name for members of this genus is pincushion flowers. The common name 'scabious' comes the Latin word scabiosus meaning...
Chaenactis xantiana, the Mojave pincushion or Xantus pincushion, is a flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, native to the western United States, from...
and their hybrids are bred as garden ornamental and cut flower. Most pincushions are upright shrubs or even small trees of 1–5 m (3.3–16.4 ft) high, that...
– traits that have inspired the common names "bristly millipedes" or "pincushion millipedes". There are at least 86 species in four families worldwide...
Lomelosia caucasica, the Caucasian pincushion flower, pincushion-flower or Caucasian scabious, is a species of flowering plant in the family Caprifoliaceae...
Caribbean, Colombia, Venezuela, Guatemala and Honduras. The common name "pincushion cactus" refers to this and the closely related genus Escobaria. The first...
straight styles that jointly give the impression of a pincushion. It is called white-trailing pincushion in English. It flowers from August to January, peaking...
giving the entire head the appearance of a whirling pincushion. It is called Catherine-wheel pincushion or wheel flower in English and waterluisie in Afrikaans...
flowering plants in the aster family known by the common name John Day pincushion. It is found only in the John Day Basin area in the US State of Oregon...
perianths, jointly giving the impression of a pincushion. It is called Pondoland pincushion or Transkei pincushion in English. Flowers occur on and off between...
giving the head the appearance of a pincushion. It is called Mossel Bay pincushion or large-tufted pincushion in English. It flowers between April and...
which are directed straight down during flowering. It is called rocket pincushion or skyrocket leucospermum in English and perdekop (horse head) in Afrikaans...
the head, giving the entire head the appearance of a pincushion. It is called silveredge pincushion in English. Flowers can be found between August and...
honeysuckle family, Caprifoliaceae. It is known by the common name starflower pincushions or starflower scabious. It was formerly placed in the teasel family....
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