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- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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.
1913 webster
pillows his chin upon an orient wave. --milton.
1913 webster
see also:
pillowed pillowing
- [2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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.
1913 webster
resty sloth finds the down pillow hard. --shak.
1913 webster
2. mach. a piece of metal or wood, forming a support to
equalize pressure; a brass; a pillow block. r.
1913 webster
3. naut. a block under the inner end of a bowsprit.
1913 webster
4. a kind of plain, coarse fustian.
1913 webster
lace pillow, a cushion used in making hand-wrought lace.
pillow bier oe. pilwebere; cf. lg. b"ure 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.
1913 webster
see also:
lace pillow pillow bier pillow block pillar block plumber block pillow lace
pillow of a plow pillow sham pillow slip
- [3] : WordNet (r) 2.0
pillow
n : a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person
v : rest on or as if on a pillow; "pillow your head" syn: rest
see also:
rest
- [4] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
81 moby thesaurus words for "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
- [5] : U.S. Gazetteer (1990)
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
- [6] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
pillow, pa -- u.s. borough in pennsylvania
population 2000: 304
housing units 2000: 139
land area 2000: 0.479079 sq. miles 1.240809 sq. km
water area 2000: 0.000000 sq. miles 0.000000 sq. km
total area 2000: 0.479079 sq. miles 1.240809 sq. km
fips code: 60264
located within: pennsylvania pa, fips 42
location: 40.640430 n, 76.803464 w
zip codes 1990:
note: some zip codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
headwords:
pillow, pa
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