Definition of Pillows. Meaning of Pillows. Synonyms of Pillows

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Definition of Pillows

Pillow
Pillow 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.
Pillow
Pillow 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.

Meaning of Pillows from wikipedia

- including humans. Some types of pillows include throw pillows, body pillows, decorative pillows, and many more. Pillows that aid sleeping are a form of...
- record entitled Pillows & Prayers hanging on Manabe's wall inspired him. Ueda and Yamanaka were the main songwriters and The Pillows released their first...
- original on April 22, 2022. Retrieved April 22, 2022. My Pillow inventor donates 1,000 pillows. Salvation Army North. January 28, 2016. Archived from the...
- translated to English as body pillow, waifu pillow, or husbando pillow. Dakimakura are similar to Western orthopedic body pillows, and are commonly used by...
- Bell (born 1956) The Pillows, a ****anese band "Pillow", from Dogman by King's X "Pillow", from Expectations by Bebe Rexha "Pillow", from Homesongs by Adem...
- Lindell, who invented and patented My Pillow, an open-cell, poly-foam pillow design. From 2004 to 2009, My Pillows were sold through Lindell's Night Moves...
- Pillows & Prayers (subtitled Cherry Red 1982-1983) is a compilation album released at Christmas 1982, featuring artists on the Cherry Red record label...
- part of Layer 2 of normal oceanic crust. Pillow lavas are commonly of basaltic composition, although pillows formed of komatiite, picrite, boninite, basaltic...
- mock physical conflict, using pillows as weapons. Pillow fights often occur during children's sleepovers. Since pillows are usually soft, injuries rarely...
- Fort Pillow may refer to: Fort Pillow State Historic Park, Tennessee, U.S. Battle of Fort Pillow, 1864 Fort Pillow naval battle, 1862 Cold Cr**** Correctional...