Pillowing

[pil-oh]

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.

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Pillowing is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
verb (used without object)
8.
to rest as on a pillow.

Origin:
before 900; Middle English pilwe, Old English pylu < Latin pulvīnus cushion (whence also German Pfühl)

pil·low·less, adjective
pil·low·like, adjective
un·pil·lowed, adjective

pillar, pillory, pillow.


1. See cushion.

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