pillow

English

/ˈpɪləʊ/, /ˈpɪloʊ/, /ˈpɛloʊ/

noun
Definitions
  • A soft cushion used to support the head in bed.
  • (geology) A pillow lava.
  • (engineering) A piece of metal or wood, forming a support to equalize pressure; a brass; a pillow block.
  • (nautical) A block under the inner end of a bowsprit.
  • The socket of a pivot.
  • (uncountable) A kind of plain, coarse fustian.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English pilwe inherited from Old English pylwe inherited from Proto-Germanic *pulwı̨̄ (pillow) derived from Latin pulvīnus (cushion), pulvis (dust, powder).

Origin

Latin

pulvis

Gloss

dust, powder

Concept
Semantic Field

The physical world

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Emoji

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