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Pillow \Pil"low\, n. [OE. pilwe, AS. pyle, fr. L. pilvinus.]
1. Anything used to support the head of a person when
reposing; especially, a sack or case filled with feathers,
down, hair, or other soft material.
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[Resty sloth] finds the down pillow hard. --Shak.
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2. (Mach.) A piece of metal or wood, forming a support to
equalize pressure; a brass; a pillow block. [R.]
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3. (Naut.) A block under the inner end of a bowsprit.
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4. A kind of plain, coarse fustian.
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{Lace pillow}, a cushion used in making hand-wrought lace.
{Pillow bier} [OE. pilwebere; cf. LG. b["u]re a pillowcase],
a pillowcase; pillow slip. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
{Pillow block} (Mach.), a block, or standard, for supporting
a journal, as of a shaft. It is usually bolted to the
frame or foundation of a machine, and is often furnished
with journal boxes, and a movable cover, or cap, for
tightening the bearings by means of bolts; -- called also
{pillar block}, or {plumber block}.
{Pillow lace}, handmade lace wrought with bobbins upon a lace
pillow.
{Pillow of a plow}, a crosspiece of wood which serves to
raise or lower the beam.
{Pillow sham}, an ornamental covering laid over a pillow when
not in use.
{Pillow slip}, a pillowcase.
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Lace \Lace\ (l[=a]s), n. [OE. las, OF. laz, F. lacs, dim. lacet,
fr. L. laqueus noose, snare; prob. akin to lacere to entice.
Cf. {Delight}, {Elicit}, {Lasso}, {Latchet}.]
1. That which binds or holds, especially by being interwoven;
a string, cord, or band, usually one passing through
eyelet or other holes, and used in drawing and holding
together parts of a garment, of a shoe, of a machine belt,
etc.
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His hat hung at his back down by a lace. --Chaucer.
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For striving more, the more in laces strong
Himself he tied. --Spenser.
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2. A snare or gin, especially one made of interwoven cords; a
net. [Obs.] --Fairfax.
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Vulcanus had caught thee [Venus] in his lace.
--Chaucer.
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3. A fabric of fine threads of linen, silk, cotton, etc.,
often ornamented with figures; a delicate tissue of
thread, much worn as an ornament of dress.
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Our English dames are much given to the wearing of
costly laces. --Bacon.
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4. Spirits added to coffee or some other beverage. [Old
Slang] --Addison.
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{Alen[,c]on lace}, a kind of point lace, entirely of
needlework, first made at Alen[,c]on in France, in the
17th century. It is very durable and of great beauty and
cost.
{Bone lace}, {Brussels lace}, etc. See under {Bone},
{Brussels}, etc.
{Gold lace}, or {Silver lace}, lace having warp threads of
silk, or silk and cotton, and a weft of silk threads
covered with gold (or silver), or with gilt.
{Lace leather}, thin, oil-tanned leather suitable for cutting
into lacings for machine belts.
{Lace lizard} (Zool.), a large, aquatic, Australian lizard
({Hydrosaurus giganteus}), allied to the monitors.
{Lace paper}, paper with an openwork design in imitation of
lace.
{Lace piece} (Shipbuilding), the main piece of timber which
supports the beak or head projecting beyond the stem of a
ship.
{Lace pillow}, and {Pillow lace}. See under {Pillow}.
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