A support for the head when lying or sleeping, esp. a rectangular cushion stuffed with feathers or a soft synthetic material.
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释义 | society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > bed > bedding > [noun] > pillow or bolster (14) pilloweOE A support for the head when lying or sleeping, esp. a rectangular cushion stuffed with feathers or a soft synthetic material. wangerc900 A pillow. bolsterOE A long stuffed pillow or cushion used to support the sleeper's head in a bed; the name is now restricted to the under-pillow, stuffed with something… pilliverOE A pillow, a cushion. In later use also: a pillowcase. cod1392 A cushion; a pillow. transom1459 ? A bolster; or part of a bedstead answering the same purpose. Obsolete. bed-head1483 The part of a bed on which the head rests; a pillow or bolster. Obsolete. hacoyte?1541 A cushion or pillow. cod-pillow1569 = sense 2. tye1615 The stuffed case forming a mattress or pillow: = tick, n.2 Also bed-tye, pillow-tye. (Cf. tay, n.) Now dialect. heading1847 U.S. regional (southern and south Midland). A pillow; something used as a pillow. Now rare. weeping willow1880 Rhyming slang for ‘pillow’. Now rare or Obsolete. Subcategories:— filled with feathers (1) — filled with hops (1) |
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