单词 | water pillow |
释义 | > as lemmaswater pillow water pillow n. a pillow made of watertight material and filled with water, used as an alternative to a conventional pillow (cf. waterbed n. 3). ΚΠ 1840 London Med. Gaz. 28 Aug. 871/1 The water-pillow was used only once. 1850 Provinc. Med. & Surg. Jrnl. 14 335/1 A water-pillow of vulcanized India-rubber, which may be used even with boiling water or cold, answering all the purpose of a warm fomentation or a local support. 1911 G. K. Abbott Hydrotherapy 109 If the tub is used, it is necessary to provide an invalid ring for the head and a similar cushion or water pillow should support the nates. 2014 Times & Transcript (New Brunswick) (Nexis) 5 Feb. d5 I somehow managed to fill the water pillow with nearly five litres of water without soaking the pillow or turning the living room into a pool. < as lemmas |
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