pillow slip

pillow slip
noun Date: circa 1828 pillowcase

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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  • Pillow slip — Pillow Pil low, 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 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • pillow slip — pillow slips N COUNT A pillow slip is the same as a pillowcase …   English dictionary

  • pillow slip — pillow ,slip noun count a PILLOWCASE …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • pillow slip — noun bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow the burglar carried his loot in a pillowcase • Syn: ↑case, ↑pillowcase, ↑slip • Hypernyms: ↑bed linen * * * noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • pillow slip — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms pillow slip : singular pillow slip plural pillow slips a pillowcase …   English dictionary

  • Pillow — Pil low, 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Pillow bier — Pillow Pil low, 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 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Pillow block — Pillow Pil low, 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 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Pillow lace — Pillow Pil low, 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 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Pillow of a plow — Pillow Pil low, 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 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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