Definition of "pillow" []

• A cloth case, stuffed with something soft, such as down, feathers, or foam rubber, used to cushion the head, especially during sleep. (noun)
• A decorative cushion. (noun)
• The pad on which bobbin lace is made. (noun)
• To rest (one's head) on or as if on a pillow. (verb-transitive)
• To serve as a pillow for: Grass pillowed my head. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "I've never heard the term pillow slip before, but I like the way it sounds -- like lingerie for the bed."
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• "The term pillow comes from the observation that these stacked protrusions are sack - or pillow-shaped in cross section."