n.
- a rectangular cloth bag stuffed with feathers, wadding, or other soft materials, used to support the head when lying or sleeping.
- short for lace pillow.
v.
rest (one's head) as if on a pillow.
▸literary serve as a pillow for.
Derivative
Etymology
OE pyle, pylu, of W. Gmc origin, based on L. pulvinus ‘cushion’.