PILLOW

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 ~