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Cuscheon, -eoun, n. Also: cuschon(e, cuscheong, cus(sc)h-, coosheon, cu(s)schion; cush-, cuchoun, cuscheoun, -eown, coosheoun, cuschi(o)un. [ME. cusch-, cusshon(e, -yon, variants of cusshyn Cuschen.] A cushion.(a) 1483 Acta Aud. *119/2.
A cuschone 1541 Treas. Acc. VII. 468.
For … twa cuschionis to the Kingis … sait in the chapell of Halyrudhous 1541 Ib. VIII. 27.
Ane lyar and twa cuscheonis to his grace Ib. 163.
Twa cuschonis to his grace 1554–5 Edinb. Old Acc. I. 129.
For xviij cusschionis to the counsall hous 1561 Inv. Wardrobe 141.
Off cusscheonis of all sortis. Foure cusscheonis of crammosie veluot stuffit with fethirs. Foure cusscheonis of reid velvot [etc.] 1562 Edinb. B. Deeds 63.
Ane painttit claith, sex cuschonis 1591 Edinb. B. Rec. V. 41.
To furneis sex cuscheons to the lords of Counsall in the inner hous 1600 Ib. 276.
To by and furneis cuscheonis and grene claithes to the townis counsal hous 1615 Haddington Corr. 289.
Tua buffett stuilles, thrie greine coosheones 1623 Edinb. Test. LII. 119 b.
ix sweit [= sewed] cuscheonis 1635 Haddington Corr. II. 299.
Ane long velvet cod or cusheon 1661 Buccleuch Mun. II. 313.
Ane old shewed cusheon(b) 1556 Edinb. B. Rec. II. 241.
To mak ane grene clayth to the burd and cushounis thairto to the counsalhous 1561 Inv. Wardrobe 141.
Ane cusscheoun of grene satine maid in broderie work a1578 Pitsc. II. 79/8.
Cuschouns [were] laid on the wallis prepairit for the bischopis to sitt wpoun 1583 Brechin Test. I. 77 b.
Of blankattis, codis, scheittis, and cuschiunnis, all estimat to vj lib. 1592 Edinb. D. Guild Acc. 529.
Welvot to be ane cuchoun to lay befoir the provest 1615 Haddington Corr. 292.
Of greine coosheounes, ix, with thrie shewit coosheounes 1634 Edinb. Test. LVI. 224.
Aucht cusheounes of ane comowne sort 1638 Elphinstone Mun. 26.
Ane ald blak veluote cushoun

b. To be set beside the cushioun, to be set aside or slighted. c1650 Spalding II. 4.
Thus is he set besyde the cushioun for his sinceritie and foruardnes in the good caus