Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - pillow
Pillow
pillow
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
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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 support for the head of a reclining person, something resembling a ~ especially in form, 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 to rest or lay on or as if on a ~, to serve as a ~ for, intransitive verb to lay or rest one's head on or as if on a ~ ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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