Pulvinate

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Pulvinate \Pul"vi*nate\, Pulvinated \Pul"vi*na`ted\, a. [L.
     pulvinatus, fr. pulvinus a cushion, an elevation.]
     1. (Arch.) Curved convexly or swelled; as, a pulvinated
        frieze. --Brande & C.
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     2. (Zool.) Having the form of a cushion.
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