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pillow

[ pil-oh ]

noun

  1. a bag or case made of cloth that is filled with feathers, down, or other soft material, and is used to cushion the head during sleep or rest.
  2. anything used to cushion the head; headrest:

    a pillow of moss.

  3. Also called lace pillow. a hard cushion or pad that supports the pattern and threads in the making of bobbin lace.
  4. a supporting piece or part, as the block on which the inner end of a bowsprit rests.


verb (used with object)

  1. to rest on or as on a pillow.
  2. to support with pillows.
  3. to serve as a pillow for:

    She pillowed the child with her body.

verb (used without object)

  1. to rest as on a pillow.

pillow

/ ˈɪəʊ /

noun

  1. a cloth case stuffed with feathers, foam rubber, etc, used to support the head, esp during sleep
  2. Also calledcushion a padded cushion or board on which pillow lace is made
  3. anything like a pillow in shape or function
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to rest (one's head) on or as if on a pillow
  2. to serve as a pillow for
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • 辱lǷ· adjective
  • 辱lǷ· adjective
  • ܲ·辱lǷɱ adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of pillow1

before 900; Middle English pilwe, Old English pylu < Latin ܱīԳܲ cushion (whence also German ʴü)
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of pillow1

Old English pylwe, from Latin ܱīԳܲ cushion; compare German ʴü
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Synonym Study

See cushion.
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It ultimately leads to Laurie venturing off to the Muay Thai fight with Valentin and his friends, and she later hooks up with one of them, which results in the world’s most awkward pillow talk.

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It was uncomfortable, and the pillows were inflated like balloons that wouldn’t squish when you laid on them, making for two sleepless nights.

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Bethan, who has asthma, described barely being able to lift her head from the pillow for days at a time, and said her sixth-form attendance suffered.

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The staff wore kimono pajamas and sat on smiling Murakami flower pillows.

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The court heard there was "blood on the duvet and pillow" with "blood on the walls and ceiling".

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