pillow

/ˈpɪ.loʊ/ [ˈpʰɪ.loʊ] noun B1

A soft cushion used to support the head in bed. (countable, uncountable)
Any similar head support used for sleep, such as a neck pillow or a hard porcelain pillow. (countable, uncountable) · She slept with her head on the pillow.
A pillow lava. (countable, uncountable)
A piece of metal or wood, forming a support to equalize pressure; a brass; a pillow block. (countable, uncountable)
A block under the inner end of a bowsprit. (countable, uncountable)
The socket of a pivot. (countable, uncountable)
A kind of plain, coarse fustian. (uncountable)
A woman's breast, especially when large and seemingly soft. (countable, uncountable)

Plural pillows

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I had two pillows at my head,

A Child's Garden of Verses, p. 4 · C1

That sits upon the pillow-hill,

A Child's Garden of Verses, p. 4 · C1

And filled it full of sofa pillows

A Child's Garden of Verses, p. 3 · C1

At night upon my pillow lie;

A Child's Garden of Verses, p. 9 · C1

Other matches

pillow To rest as on a pillow. C2

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