| pillow | 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. <machinery> A piece of metal or wood, forming a support to equalize pressure; a brass; a pillow block. 3. 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. Bure a pillowcase], a pillowcase; pillow slip. <machinery> Pillow block, 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. Origin: OE. Pilwe, AS. Pyle, fr. L. Pilvinus. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| Frejka pillow splint | A pillow splint used for abduction and flexion of the femurs in treatment of congenital hip dysplasia or dislocation in infants. (05 Mar 2000) |
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a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person rest on or as if on a pillow; "pillow your head"
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A block of timber fixed to the deck of a sailing vessel just inside the bow on which the inboard end of the bowsprit rests.
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A gentle bulge on the surface of the water caused by an underwater obstruction. All such pillows have hard centers.
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A build up of water on the upstream side of a boulder or underwater obstruction. Often called a cushion.
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Eating on the loins of certain races as Bantam of Peking.
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| pillow | a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person |
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| pillow | rest on or as if on a pillow, of one's head |
| pillow | a cast-iron or steel block for supporting a journal or bearing |
| pillow | a child's game of fighting with pillows |
| pillow | lace made by winding thread around bobbins on a padded cushion |
| pillow | lava that hardened in rounded shapes suggestive of pillows |
| pillow | bed linen consisting of a decorative cover for a pillow |
| pillow | bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow |
| pillow | intimate conversation between lovers (typically occurring in bed) |
| pillow | bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow |
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