/ ˈpɪləʊ; NAmE -loʊ/ noun , verb
■ noun
1.
a square or rectangular piece of cloth filled with soft material, used to rest your head on in bed :
She lay back against the pillows.
pillow talk (= conversations in bed between lovers)
He lay back on the grass using his backpack as a pillow.
—picture at double
2.
( NAmE ) = cushion
■ verb
[ vn ] ( literary ) to rest sth, especially your head, on an object :
She lay on the grass, her head pillowed on her arms.
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WORD ORIGIN
Old English pyle , pylu , of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch peluw and German Pfühl , based on Latin pulvinus cushion.