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pil·low
/ˈpɪ(ˌ)lo/
枕頭(vt.)作…的枕頭,墊,枕于(vi.)靠在枕上
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Pil·low
n.
1.
Anything
used
to
support
the
head
of
a
person
when
reposing
;
especially
,
a
sack
or
case
filled
with
feathers
,
down
,
hair
,
or
other
soft
material
.
[Resty
sloth
]
finds
the
down
pillow
hard
.
--
Shak
.
2.
Mach.
A
piece
of
metal
or
wood
,
forming
a
support
to
equalize
pressure
;
a
brass
;
a
pillow
block
. [
R
.]
3.
Naut.
A
block
under
the
inner
end
of
a
bowsprit
.
4.
A
kind
of
plain
,
coarse
fustian
.
Lace pillow
,
a
cushion
used
in
making
hand-wrought
lace
.
Pillow bier
[OE.
pilwebere
;
cf
.
LG
. büre
a
pillowcase]
,
a
pillowcase
;
pillow
slip
. [
Obs
.] --
Chaucer
.
Pillow block
Mach.
,
a
block
,
or
standard
,
for
supporting
a
journal
,
as
of
a
shaft
.
It
is
usually
bolted
to
the
frame
or
foundation
of
a
machine
,
and
is
often
furnished
with
journal
boxes
,
and
a
movable
cover
,
or
cap
,
for
tightening
the
bearings
by
means
of
bolts
; --
called
also
pillar block
,
or
plumber block
.
Pillow lace
,
handmade
lace
wrought
with
bobbins
upon
a
lace
pillow
.
Pillow of a plow
,
a
crosspiece
of
wood
which
serves
to
raise
or
lower
the
beam
.
Pillow sham
,
an
ornamental
covering
laid
over
a
pillow
when
not
in
use
.
Pillow slip
,
a
pillowcase
.
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Pil·low
v. t.
[
imp. &
p
. p.
Pillowed
p.
pr
. &
vb
. n.
Pillowing
.]
To
rest
or
lay
upon
,
or
as
upon
,
a
pillow
;
to
support
;
as
,
to
pillow
the
head
.
Pillows
his
chin
upon
an
orient
wave
.
--
Milton
.
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From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
pillow
n
:
a
cushion
to
support
the
head
of
a
sleeping
person
v
:
rest
on
or
as
if
on
a
pillow
; "
pillow
your
head
" [
syn
:
rest
]
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