pillow

n. [ OE. pilwe, AS. pyle, fr. L. pilvinus. ] 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

[ Resty sloth ] finds the down pillow hard. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Mach.) A piece of metal or wood, forming a support to equalize pressure; a brass; a pillow block. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Naut.) A block under the inner end of a bowsprit. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. A kind of plain, coarse fustian. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]