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Definition of Pillowcase
1. Noun. Bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow. "The burglar carried his loot in a pillowcase"
Definition of Pillowcase
1. n. A removable case or covering for a pillow, usually of white linen or cotton cloth.
Definition of Pillowcase
1. Noun. A washable, easily removable cloth cover for pillows. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Pillowcase
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pillowcase
Literary usage of Pillowcase
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Bulletin by Seventh-Day Adventists General Conference. Dept. of Education (1912)
"Models: Sheet, blanket, hemstitched pillowcase, embroidered pillowcase, pillow,
bed pad, curtain for bedroom, dresser scarf, water-bottle cover, towel ends. ..."
2. The Home Medical Library edited by Kenelm Winslow (1907)
"The sides of the pillow are brought well up about the leg and the edges of the
pillowcase are pinned together along the front of the leg. ..."
3. First Spanish Course by Elijah Clarence Hills, Jeremiah Denis Matthias Ford (1917)
"This pillowcase is not clean. 14. I have another pillowcase. E. 1. I have one
friend who is a physician and another who is a lawyer. 2. ..."
4. The Book Lover: A Magazine of Book Lore (1900)
"The ghost makes his portentous debut—a genuine ghost, no sheet and pillowcase
affair. Helmet and statue shiver at the touch of magic, and pictures walk ..."
5. Prevention of Disease and Care of the Sick: How to Keep Well and what to Do by William Gordon Stimpson, Milton Hugh Foster (1919)
"Place the patient in bed and lay the leg upon a pillow covered with a pillowcase,
the end of the case being at the foot. Bring the sides of the pillow up ..."
6. The Snow Flake (1851)
"He early distinguished himself by sallying forth from the window of his dormitory,
one moonlight night, with his pillowcase as a succedaneum for a sack, ..."
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