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pillow

pil·low

UK/ˈpɪl.əʊ/ US/ˈpɪl.oʊ/ [ˈpʰɪɫ.ö̞/ common
noun (1) verb (1)

noun

1.

verb

1.

rest on or as if on a pillow

  • “pillow your head”
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Origin

From Middle English pilwe, from Old English pyle, pylu (“pillow”), from Proto-West Germanic *pulwī (“pillow”), from Latin pulvīnus (“cushion”), derived from pulvis (“dust”), for the filler of a pillow. Doublet of pulvinus. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Peel (“pillow”), Alemannic German Pfulme (“pillow”), Dutch peluw (“a long, narrow pillow”), German Pfühl (“a big and soft pillow”), German Low German Pöhl (“pad, pillow, cushion”).

Phrases

  • a good conscience is a soft pillow
  • ball-and-pillow structure
  • body pillow
  • boomerang pillow
  • dirty pillow
  • high pillow
  • hotdog pillow
  • husband pillow

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