Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - pillow
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Pillow
pillow
~1 n 1 a cloth bag filled with soft material, that you put your head on when you are sleeping (- compare cushion1 (1)) 2 any object used to support your head while you are sleeping (Paula used her rucksack as a pillow.) 3 pillow fight a game in which children hit each other with pillows 4 pillow talk informal conversation between lovers in bed ~2 v to rest your head somewhere, especially so that you can go to sleep (pillow your head on sth) (Don fell asleep with his head pillowed on a sack.)
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1.
(pillows) A pillow is a rectangular cushion which you rest your head on when you are in bed. N-COUNT ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
2.
I. noun Etymology: Middle English pilwe, from Old English pyle (akin to Old High German pfuliwi), from Latin pulvinus Date: before 12th century 1. a. a support for the head of a reclining person; especially one consisting of a cloth bag filled with feathers, down, sponge rubber, or plastic fiber b. something resembling a ~ especially in form 2. a cushion or pad tightly stuffed and used as a support for the design and tools in making lace with a bobbin • ~y adjective II. verb Date: 1629 transitive verb 1. to rest or lay on or as if on a ~ 2. to serve as a ~ for intransitive verb to lay or rest one's head on or as if on a ~ ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
3.
n. & v. --n. 1 a a usu. oblong support for the head, esp. in bed, with a cloth cover stuffed with feathers, flock, foam rubber, etc. b any pillow-shaped block or support. 2 = lace-pillow. --v.tr. 1 rest (the head etc.) on or as if on a pillow (pillowed his head on his arms). 2 serve as a pillow for (moss pillowed her head). Phrases and idioms pillow-fight a mock fight with pillows, esp. by children. pillow-lace lace made on a lace-pillow. pillow lava lava forming rounded masses. pillow talk romantic or intimate conversation in bed. Derivatives pillowy adj. Etymology: OE pyle, pylu, ult. f. L pulvinus cushion ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
4.
подушка; подкладка - operator seat pillow - rubber pillow - snow pillow - suspension pillow ...Большой Англо-русский Русско-английский политехнический словарь
Англо-русский Русско-английский научно-технический словарь
6.
1. подушка; подушечка 2. ам. спорт. жарг. боксерская перчатка 3. тех. подушка, подкладка; вкладыш; подшипник 4. подушка для плетения кружев Id: to take counsel of (to consult with) one's pillow —- утро вечера мудренее 5. класть голову (на что-л.) he pillowed his head on his hand —- он подпер голову рукой 6. служить подушкой his arm pillowed his head —- его рука служила ему подушкой 7. подкладывать подушки (также pillow up) he was blanketed and pillowed —- его накрыли одеялом и подложили ему подушку под голову ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
7.
1. noun 1) подушка 2) tech. подшипник, вкладыш; подкладка, подушка to take counsel of ones pillow - утро вечера мудренее; отложить решение до утра 2. v. 1) класть голову на что-л.; She pillowed his head on her shoulder to comfort him. 2) служить подушкой; His arm pillowed her head. 3) подложить подушку; He was blanketed and pillowed. ...Англо-русский словарь
8.
- O.E. pyle, from W.Gmc. *pulwi(n), an early borrowing from L. pulvinus "cushion," of uncertain origin. Slang pillow talk first recorded 1939. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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