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pil⋅low⋅y

[pil-oh-ee]
–adjective
pillowlike; soft; yielding: a pillowy carpet.

Origin:
1790–1800; pillow + -y 1
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pil·low   (pĭl'ō)   
n.  
  1. A cloth case, stuffed with something soft, such as down, feathers, or foam rubber, used to cushion the head, especially during sleep.

  2. A decorative cushion.

  3. The pad on which bobbin lace is made.

v.   pil·lowed, pil·low·ing, pil·lows

v.   tr.
  1. To rest (one's head) on or as if on a pillow.

  2. To serve as a pillow for: Grass pillowed my head.

v.   intr.
  1. To rest on or as if on a pillow.

  2. To assume the shape of a pillow.


[Middle English, from Old English pyle, from West Germanic *pulwī, from Latin pulvīnus.]
pil'low·y adj.
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