Pillow

n. [O. Eng. pilwe, piluwe, pelowe, A-S. pyle, D. peuluw, L. Ger. pöhl, O. H. Ger. phulini, Up. Ger. pfullo, pfülb, H. Ger. pfühl, from Lat. pulvinus.]

1Sense 1. A cushion used to support the head of a person when reposing; a sack or case filled with feathers, down, or other soft material.

Sloth finds the down pillow hard. Shak.

2Sense 2. (Naut.) The block on which the inner end of a bowsprit is supported.

3Sense 3. (Mech.) A piece of metal or wood introduced into machinery with a view to support some part of it to equalize the pressure; a bearing, or journal-box; a pillow-block; — called also plumber-block.

4Sense 4. A kind of plain, coarse fustian. Simmonds.

Pillow of a plow, a cross piece of wood which serves to raise or lower the beam.