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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

pul•vi•nate adj.

Architecturecushion-shaped.
having a pulvinus.
ArchitectureAlso, pulvinar. (of a frieze or the like) having a convex surface from top to bottom.

Also, pul′vi•nat′ed.

Latin pulvīnātus cushioned, equivalent. to pulvīn(us) cushion + -ātus -ate¹
1815–25

pul′vi•nate′ly, adv.

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