I. ˈpi(ˌ)lō, -_lə; -_ləw or -_lō+V noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English pilwe, from Old English pyle, pylu; akin to Old High German pfuliwi pillow; both from a prehistoric West Germanic word borrowed from Latin pulvinus pillow
1.
a. : something used to support the head of a person resting or sleeping ; especially : a sack or bag made typically of cloth and filled with a soft or resilient material (as feathers, down, hair, sponge rubber) : cushion
b. : something resembling a pillow
the hemlock tree … let its pillow of new snow slip to the ground — New Yorker
2. : a block or support used especially to equalize or distribute pressure : pillow block
3. : a cushion or pad tightly stuffed and used as a support for the design and tools in making bobbin lace
II. verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
transitive verb
1. : to rest or lay on or as if on a pillow
his head pillowed on a sack — Kenneth Roberts
2. : to serve as a pillow for
her arm gently pillowed the sleeping child
3. : to support by means of a pillow or something resembling a pillow : cushion
pillowed his back comfortably in the big chair
4. : to furnish or equip with pillows
fine lounging chairs of bamboo and reed handsomely pillowed in bright blocked linen — Adria Langley
intransitive verb
: to lay or rest one's head on or as if on a pillow