About The Word Pillow
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Pillow
Pillow Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Pillow?
[n] a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person
[v] rest on or as if on a pillow, of one's head Synonyms | Synonyms for Pillow: rest Related Terms | Find terms related to Pillow: afford support | air mattress | back | back up | bear | bear up | bedding | blubber | bolster | bolster up | brace | breeze | buoy up | butter | buttress | carry | clay | cradle | crutch | cushion | dough | down | eiderdown | feather bed | feathers | fleece | floss | flue | fluff | foam | give support | hold | hold up | innerspring mattress | kapok | keep afloat | keep up | lend support | litter | mainstay | maintain | mat | mattress | pad | pallet | plush | prop | pudding | puff | putty | reinforce | rubber | rug | satin | shore | shore up | shoulder | silk | sleeping bag | springs | stay | subsidize | subvention | support | sustain | swansdown | thistledown | underbed | underbedding | underbrace | undergird | underlie | underpin | underset | upbear | uphold | upkeep | velvet | wax | wool | zephyr See Also | bed pillow | bolster | cushion | lay | long pillow | place | pose | position | put | set Pillow In Webster's Dictionary \Pil"low\, n. [OE. pilwe, AS. pyle, fr. L. pilvinus.]
1. Anything used to support the head of a person when
reposing; especially, a sack or case filled with feathers,
down, hair, or other soft material.
[Resty sloth] finds the down pillow hard. --Shak.
2. (Mach.) A piece of metal or wood, forming a support to
equalize pressure; a brass; a pillow block. [R.]
3. (Naut.) A block under the inner end of a bowsprit.
4. A kind of plain, coarse fustian.
{Lace pillow}, a cushion used in making hand-wrought lace.
{Pillow bier} [OE. pilwebere; cf. LG. b["u]re a pillowcase],
a pillowcase; pillow slip. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
{Pillow block} (Mach.), a block, or standard, for supporting
a journal, as of a shaft. It is usually bolted to the
frame or foundation of a machine, and is often furnished
with journal boxes, and a movable cover, or cap, for
tightening the bearings by means of bolts; -- called also
{pillar block}, or {plumber block}.
{Pillow lace}, handmade lace wrought with bobbins upon a lace
pillow.
{Pillow of a plow}, a crosspiece of wood which serves to
raise or lower the beam.
{Pillow sham}, an ornamental covering laid over a pillow when
not in use.
{Pillow slip}, a pillowcase.
\Pil"low\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pillowed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pillowing}.] To rest or lay upon, or as upon, a pillow; to support; as, to pillow the head. Pillows his chin upon an orient wave. --Milton. |
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