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Definition of Pillows
1. pillow [v] - See also: pillow
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pillows
Literary usage of Pillows
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Mummy: Chapters on Egyptian Funereal Archaeology by Ernest Alfred Wallis Budge (1894)
"pillows. Materials The pillows ^ which the Egyptians were accustomed to pillows
are put under ... pillows are made also in the shape of animals, eg, BM No. ..."
2. American Red Cross Text-book on Home Hygiene and Care of the Sick by Jane A. Delano, Isabel McIsaac (1918)
"Hair pillows are often acceptable in warm weather, and they are also desirable for
... Rubber air pillows are a convenience in traveling and add much to the ..."
3. The Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain (2001)
"... your own royal hand should use it upon EASED HIM BACK UPON HIS pillows.”
the Duke of Norfolk's warrant.” “Why, so in sooth I did: I do remember it. ..."
4. Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town by Cory Doctorow (2006)
"She resettled herself against the pillows, then pulled him back against her again
... So I gave her pillows from the sofa and water and then I tried tea, ..."
5. The Writings of Mark Twain [pseud.] by Mark Twain, Charles Dudley Warner (1881)
"... an ashen pallor swept the flush from his cheeks; and the attendants eased him
back upon his pillows, and hurriedly assisted him with restoratives. ..."
6. The Library of Literary Criticism of English and American Authors by Charles Wells Moulton (1904)
"She was thrown into fearful convulsions; when they ceased, she nestled down in
the pillows, folded her hands on her breast and said, "There now, ..."
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