Pillow

Definitions

1. A soft cushion used to support the head in bed.
   countable, uncountable
2. A surname.
3. Any similar head support used for sleep, such as a neck pillow or a hard porcelain pillow. Example: She slept with her head on the pillow.
   countable, uncountable
4. A pillow lava.
   countable, uncountable
5. A piece of metal or wood, forming a support to equalize pressure; a brass; a pillow block.
   countable, uncountable
6. A block under the inner end of a bowsprit.
   countable, uncountable
7. The socket of a pivot.
   countable, uncountable
8. A kind of plain, coarse fustian.
   uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“The appearance of the entire tomb is as if the warrior had seen the vision of Christ in his dying moments, and had fallen back peacefully upon his pillow, with his eyes still turned to it, and his hands clasped in prayer.”

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