pillow

*pulwı̨̄ (Proto-Germanic)

pyle (Old English)

pilwe (Middle English)

Pillow.

pillow (English)

(engineering) A piece of metal or wood, forming a support to equalize pressure; a brass; a pillow block.. (geology) A pillow lava.. (nautical) A block under the inner end of a bowsprit.. A kind of plain, coarse fustian.. A soft cushion used to support the head in bed. (transitive) To rest as on a pillow.