pillowyadj.

Brit.

/ˈpɪləʊi/, U.S.

/ˈpɪloʊi/

Forms: 1700s– pillowy, 1800s– pillowey (rare).

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pillow n., -y suffix¹.

Etymology: < pillow n. + -y suffix¹.

Resembling a pillow or pillows; soft, comfortable. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > constitution of matter > softness > [adjective] > soft like specific thing or material

uddery1398

butteryc1450

carnose1562

silk-soft1570

downy1583

linty1607

flower-softa1616

lawny1615

unwoody1635

snow-like1663

pillowy1769

eider1789

puddingy1825

cushiony1839

sarcoid1841

cushioned1861

marshmallowy1993

1769 T. Smollett Hist. & Adventures Atom I. 55 Got-hama-baba the emperor, who reposed his head upon the pillowy sides of Quamba-cun-dono.

1789 E. Darwin Bot. Garden: Pt. II ii. 165 Enraptured Sylphs arose in murmuring crouds To air-wove canopies and pillowy clouds.

a1807 W. Wordsworth Prelude (1959) iii. 98 Willingly did I part from these, and turn Out of their track, to travel with the shoal Of more unthinking Natures; easy minds And pillowy.

1871 R. Ellis tr. Catullus Poems lxiv. 88 Pure from a maiden's couch, from a mother's pillowy bosom.

1922 H. S. Salt Call of Wildflower xxii. 159 The wind has drifted the snow in great pillowy masses among the rocks.

1994 Men's Health Jan. 69/2 Grosjean, like all alpine racers, rarely skis on a pillowy blanket of fresh snow.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pillowy
释义	pillowyadj. Brit. /ˈpɪləʊi/, U.S. /ˈpɪloʊi/ Forms: 1700s– pillowy, 1800s– pillowey (rare). Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pillow n., -y suffix¹. Etymology: < pillow n. + -y suffix¹. Resembling a pillow or pillows; soft, comfortable. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > constitution of matter > softness > [adjective] > soft like specific thing or material uddery1398 butteryc1450 carnose1562 silk-soft1570 downy1583 linty1607 flower-softa1616 lawny1615 unwoody1635 snow-like1663 pillowy1769 eider1789 puddingy1825 cushiony1839 sarcoid1841 cushioned1861 marshmallowy1993 1769 T. Smollett Hist. & Adventures Atom I. 55 Got-hama-baba the emperor, who reposed his head upon the pillowy sides of Quamba-cun-dono. 1789 E. Darwin Bot. Garden: Pt. II ii. 165 Enraptured Sylphs arose in murmuring crouds To air-wove canopies and pillowy clouds. a1807 W. Wordsworth Prelude (1959) iii. 98 Willingly did I part from these, and turn Out of their track, to travel with the shoal Of more unthinking Natures; easy minds And pillowy. 1871 R. Ellis tr. Catullus Poems lxiv. 88 Pure from a maiden's couch, from a mother's pillowy bosom. 1922 H. S. Salt Call of Wildflower xxii. 159 The wind has drifted the snow in great pillowy masses among the rocks. 1994 Men's Health Jan. 69/2 Grosjean, like all alpine racers, rarely skis on a pillowy blanket of fresh snow. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1769
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