Bible dictionaries

Pillow

What Bible dictionaries say about “Pillow”, one article after the other.

Easton’s Bible Dictionary & Webster’s 1828 Dictionary

Pillow - (Webster's 1828 Dictionary)

PIL'LOW, n. [L. pulvinar; from L. pilus, hair, or from stuffing.]

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

2. In a ship, the block on which the inner end of a bowsprit is supported.

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

PIL'LOW, v.t. To rest or lay on for support.

Matthew George Easton, Easton’s Bible Dictionary; Noah Webster, American Dictionary of the English Language (1828)

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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia — James Orr, general editor and contributors; CrossWire SWORD module ISBE 2.2