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oʊ 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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verb (used without object)
8.
to rest as on a pillow.
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pillow (ˈpɪləʊ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a cloth case stuffed with feathers, foam rubber, etc, used to support the head, esp during sleep |
| 2. | Also called: cushion a padded cushion or board on which pillow lace is made |
| 3. | anything like a pillow in shape or function |
| —vb | |
| 4. | to rest (one's head) on or as if on a pillow |
| 5. | to serve as a pillow for |
| [Old English pylwe, from Latin pulvīnus cushion; compare German Pfühl] | |
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Word Origin & History
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.
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Example sentences
Later you will mutter many words into your pillow, but those words will never come back to haunt you.
When the nurse lets his head down, the pillow is scarcely dented by the weight of it.
The pillows in pillow basalt have convex upper surfaces.
Unmarried guests sometimes took home a little piece of cake to tuck under their pillow.
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