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pillow

 

  4  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  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. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  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. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  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  [syn:  {rest}] 
 
  From  U.S.  Gazetteer  (1990)  [gazetteer]: 
 
  Pillow,  PA  (borough,  FIPS  60264) 
  Location:  40.64119  N,  76.80243  W 
  Population  (1990):  341  (137  housing  units) 
  Area:  1.2  sq  km  (land),  0.0  sq  km  (water)




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