'Pillow of a plow' definitions:
Definition of 'Pillow of a plow'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- [Resty sloth] finds the down pillow hard. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Mach.) A piece of metal or wood, forming a support to equalize pressure; a brass; a pillow block. [R.] [1913 Webster]
- 3. (Naut.) A block under the inner end of a bowsprit. [1913 Webster]
- 4. A kind of plain, coarse fustian. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]