1756 M. Calderwood (1884) iii. 72 A Dutch bolster is..not made round as ours are, but in the pillow shape.
1894 26 May Other floor cushions much less troublesome to make are in ordinary pillow shape.
1998 N. Whittaker (1999) 19 Pieces were snipped off with oiled scissors, the flattened ends giving a sharp-cornered pillow shape to the sweets.