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noun

Pillow n.

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."

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, a pillowcase; pillow slip. (Obs.)

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.

verb

Pillow v. t. (past & past part. pillowed; pres. part. 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."

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"Pillow" Quotes from Famous Books

... had taken her watch, hung it on the pillow of the bed, and with streaming eyes, yet ceaseless prayer, they watched the slow finger move to 12 o'clock. At precisely twelve, all joined in prayer, lifting their hearts to God. At fifteen minutes past twelve, the daughter opened ...

— The Wonders of Prayer - A Record of Well Authenticated and Wonderful Answers to Prayer • Various

... pendlum," said Fly, laughing and skipping about in high glee; "look ahind the pendlum; look atween the pillow-case." ...

— Little Folks Astray • Sophia May (Rebecca Sophia Clarke)

... shines, My darling whines; The clock strikes twelve:—God cheer The sick both far and near. God knoweth all; Mousy nibbles in the wall; The clock strikes one:—like day, Dreams o'er thy pillow play. The matin-bell Wakes the nun in convent cell; The clock strikes two:—they go To choir in a row. The wind it blows, The cock he crows; The clock strikes three:—the wagoner In his straw bed begins to ...

— Library Of The World's Best Literature, Ancient And Modern, Vol 6 • Various

... little present, some little keep-sake—or even a bunch of flowers—when he returned in the evening. The anniversaries—Christmas, their wedding day, her birthday—he always observed with great eclat. He took a holiday from his business, surprised her with presents under her pillow, or her dinner-plate, and never failed to take her to ...

— The Pit • Frank Norris

... fast, fell back in a kind of swoon. Yes, he was delivered from the power of the dog, for after that, when he woke, it was in a different mood. He knew Ben, but he thought he had little Ambrose sitting on his pillow; held his arm as if his baby were in it, and talked to them smiling and tenderly, as if glad they had come to him, and he were enjoying their caresses, their brightness, and beauty. Nor did the peace ...

— My Young Alcides - A Faded Photograph • Charlotte M. Yonge

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