pillowcase

[ pil-oh-keys ]
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noun
  1. a removable sacklike covering, usually of cotton, drawn over a pillow.

Origin of pillowcase

1
First recorded in 1715–25; pillow + case1
  • Also called pil·low·slip [pil-oh-slip]. /ˈpɪl oʊˌslɪp/.

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How to use pillowcase in a sentence

  • Catherine paused on her way to the cupboard, a pile of fine linen pillowslips in her hands.

    The Lamp of Fate | Margaret Pedler
  • She turned and composedly laid the pile of pillowslips in their appointed place on the shelf.

    The Lamp of Fate | Margaret Pedler
  • And there were two beds—not cots or bunks, but regular beds—with wire springs and mattresses and white sheets and pillowslips.

    Roughing it De Luxe | Irvin S. Cobb
  • They were not veteran sheets and vintage pillowslips either, but clean and spotless ones.

    Roughing it De Luxe | Irvin S. Cobb

British Dictionary definitions for pillowcase

pillowcase

pillowslip (ˈpɪləʊˌslɪp)

/ (ˈpɪləʊˌkeɪs) /


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

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