pillow

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 Verb

[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology

Old English pyle, pylw-, from West Germanic *pulwi-, borrowed from clasical Latin pulvīnus ‘cushion’. Cognate with Dutch peluw, German Pfühl.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈpɪləʊ/
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• Rhymes: -ɪləʊ

[edit] Noun

pillow (plural pillows)

1. A soft cushion used to support the head in bed.

[edit] Derived terms

• pillow case
• pillow fight
• pillowing

[edit] Translations

[edit] Verb

to pillow (third-person singular simple present pillows, present participle pillowing, simple past and past participle pillowed)

1. (transitive) To rest as on a pillow.
   • 1942: She had pillowed her head on her arm — Rebecca West, Black Lamb and Grey Falcon (Canongate 2006, p. 815-6)