pil·low (pĭl'ō) n. A cloth case, stuffed with something soft, such as down, feathers, or foam rubber, used to cushion the head, especially during sleep. A decorative cushion. The pad on which bobbin lace is made. v.
pil·lowed, pil·low·ing, pil·lows
v.
tr.
To rest (one's head) on or as if on a pillow. To serve as a pillow for: Grass pillowed my head. v.
intr.
To rest on or as if on a pillow. To assume the shape of a pillow.
[Middle English, from Old English pyle, from West Germanic *pulwī, from Latin pulvīnus.] pil'low·y adj. |