hassock

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈhasək/

Noun

hassock (plural hassocks)

1. A dense clump of grass or vegetation; a tussock. [from 10th c.]
2. A cushion used primarily in churches for kneeling on while praying. [from 16th c.]
   • 1978, Lawrence Durrell, Livia, Faber & Faber 1992 (Avignon Quintet), p. 357:

     At the next service he found a flower on his hassock and a highly suggestive Catholic bookmarker tucked into his hymn-book.

3. A thick cushion used as a seat; an ottoman or pouffe.

Translations

• German: Grasbüschel, Büschel
• Italian: zolla

Translations

• French: coussin d'agenouilloir
• German: Kniekissen, Betkissen, Kniebankkissen, Kissen
• Spanish: reclinatorio

Translations

• French: pouf
• German: Sitzkissen
• Russian: пуф

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