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pillowcase

[ pil-oh-keys ]

noun

  1. a removable sacklike covering, usually of cotton, drawn over a pillow.


pillowcase

/ ˈpɪləʊˌslɪp; ˈpɪləʊˌkeɪs /

noun

  1. a removable washable cover of cotton, linen, nylon, etc, for a pillow


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Word History and Origins

Origin of pillowcase1

First recorded in 1715–25; pillow + case 1

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Example Sentences

Only once did he stray far enough to buy his mother a pillowcase with “Winnipeg” on it.

The common tradition is a sheet a week for each bed, and a pillowcase a week for each pillow regularly used.

When Sylvia reappeared that noon she carried a pillowcase, which she held before her by its corners with care.

A neighbor's goat had taken advantage of his absence to chew up a pillowcase and two aprons.

Cut the sheets and pillowcase from thin white cotton, allowing enough for hems.

"May my father as surely have a bright paradise," he said, with a show of alacrity, his mind fixed on the loosened pillowcase.

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