--- title: "Cushion & Upholstery Glossary: 188 Terms Explained" url: "https://cushionguide.com/glossary/" --- *Plain-English definitions of 188 cushion and upholstery terms, from boxed edge and piping to foam density, Martindale and OEKO-TEX, written by the seven…* The Pattern Room · Glossary # The cushion glossary Every word buyers and makers use, from batting to Wyzenbeek, defined the way a tailor would explain it across the counter. ## The quick answer The CushionGuide glossary defines 188 words used when ordering made-to-measure cushions, in plain English with inches first: shapes and edges, foam and fill, fabrics and tests, fastenings and care (Piping, Boxed edge, Foam density, Knife edge). Each term has its own link, other names buyers use, and pointers to related terms and guides. ## 0–9 1 term 16 CFR 1640 ## A 1 term Armrest bolster ## B 14 terms Backrest cushion Banquette Bar stool Batting Bay angle Bay window Biscuit tufting Blind tufting Bolster Bouclé Box cushion Boxed edge Breakfast nook Bullnose edge ## C 25 terms CertiPUR-US Chair pad Chaise lounge Channel tufting Chenille Chord and rise Cleaning codes Clipped corner Closed-cell foam Cluster fiber Cold foam Compressed height Compression set Contract grade Contrast piping Corduroy Corner backrest Corner floor cushion Cotton canvas Cotton-linen blend Cover only Crash pad Crowning Curved cushion Cushion ## D 9 terms Dacron wrap Damask Daybed Diagonal measurement Diamond tufting Double piping Down and feather Down-wrapped foam Dye lot ## F 19 terms Fabric code Fabric yardage Faux leather Fire pit bench Firmness scale Fit allowance Fitted daybed cover Flame retardant Floor cushion Floor mattress Floor sofa Foam density Foam insert Foam recovery French cleat French mattress cushion French mattress edge Front edge and back edge Futon mattress ## G 5 terms Gingham Glider GREENGUARD Gold GSM Gusset ## H 6 terms Hanging chair Headrest pillow Hidden zipper High-density foam High-resilience foam Hook-and-loop tape ## I 5 terms IKEA Besta IKEA Hemnes daybed IKEA Kallax IKEA Kura ILD ## J 1 term Jacquard ## K 1 term Knife edge ## L 6 terms L-shaped cushion Latex foam Lightfastness Linen Linen-look fabric Lumbar pillow ## M 12 terms Marine vinyl Martindale Meditation cushion Memory foam Mesh bottom Metal support bars Metamerism Microfiber Mildew Mock box Modular sofa Mudroom bench ## N 3 terms Nap Non-slip base Notch ## O 6 terms OEKO-TEX STANDARD 100 Off-gassing Olefin Open corner Ottoman Overhang ## P 22 terms Pallet cushion Papasan chair Paper template Pattern repeat Performance fabric Pet bed Pet-friendly fabric Piano bench Pile Pilling Pillow insert Piping Plaid Plain seam Play couch Polyester fiberfill Polyester upholstery weave Polyurethane foam Porch swing Pouf Pre-shrunk Pressure marks ## Q 1 term Quarter-round cushion ## R 9 terms Railroaded fabric Reading nook Rendering Reticulated foam Rocking chair Rod pocket Roll pack Rounded corners RV dinette ## S 12 terms Salon cushions Seat depth Seat height Self piping Shredded foam Slipcover Sofa topper Solution-dyed acrylic Spindle-back chair Star pouf Storage bench Swatch ## T 14 terms T-shaped cushion Table clearance TB117-2013 Teddy fabric Teddy sofa Thickness Throw pillow Ticking Ties Tolerance Top-side-up drawing Trapezoid cushion Tufting Twin XL ## U 1 term U-shaped cushion ## V 2 terms Vacuum packing Velvet ## W 12 terms Wale Wall-to-wall fit Water-repellent fabric Waterfall edge Waterproof fabric Waterproof insert cover Wedge cushion Wide-wale corduroy Window casing Window seat Wraparound zipper Wyzenbeek ## Z 1 term Zippered cover ## Buyer questions