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Definition of Pillow - 5 dictionary results
pil⋅low
[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)
| 5. | to rest on or as on a pillow. |
| 6. | to support with pillows. |
| 7. | to serve as a pillow for: She pillowed the child with her body. |
–verb (used without object)
| 8. | to rest as on a pillow. |
Origin:
bef. 900; ME pilwe, OE pylu < L pulvīnus cushion (whence also G Pfühl)
bef. 900; ME pilwe, OE pylu < L pulvīnus cushion (whence also G Pfühl)
Related forms:
pil⋅low⋅less, adjective
pil⋅low⋅like, adjective
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Link To Pillow
| pil·low (pĭl'ō) n.
v. tr.
[Middle English, from Old English pyle, from West Germanic *pulwī, from Latin pulvīnus.] pil'low·y adj. |
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Pillow
Pil"low\, n. [OE. pilwe, AS. pyle, fr. L. pilvinus.]1. Anything used to support the head of a person when reposing; especially, a sack or case filled with feathers, down, hair, or other soft material. [Resty sloth] finds the down pillow hard. --Shak. 2. (Mach.) A piece of metal or wood, forming a support to equalize pressure; a brass; a pillow block. [R.] 3. (Naut.) A block under the inner end of a bowsprit. 4. A kind of plain, coarse fustian. Lace pillow, a cushion used in making hand-wrought lace. Pillow bier [OE. pilwebere; cf. LG. b["u]re a pillowcase], a pillowcase; pillow slip. [Obs.] --Chaucer. Pillow block (Mach.), a block, or standard, for supporting a journal, as of a shaft. It is usually bolted to the frame or foundation of a machine, and is often furnished with journal boxes, and a movable cover, or cap, for tightening the bearings by means of bolts; -- called also pillar block, or plumber block. Pillow lace, handmade lace wrought with bobbins upon a lace pillow. Pillow of a plow, a crosspiece of wood which serves to raise or lower the beam. Pillow sham, an ornamental covering laid over a pillow when not in use. Pillow slip, a pillowcase.
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Language Translation for : Pillow
Spanish:
almohada,
German:
das Kopfkissen,
Japanese:
枕
pillow
O.E. pyle, from W.Gmc. *pulwi(n) (cf. M.Du. polu, O.H.G. pfuliwi, Ger. Pfühl), an early borrowing (2c. or 3c.) from L. pulvinus "cushion," of uncertain origin. The verb is first recorded 1629. Slang pillow talk first recorded 1939.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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