pillow

Значение (Английский)

Noun

1. A soft cushion used to support the head in bed.
2. Any similar head support used for sleep, such as a neck pillow or a hard porcelain pillow.
3. A pillow lava.
4. A piece of metal or wood, forming a support to equalize pressure; a brass; a pillow block.
5. A block under the inner end of a bowsprit.
6. The socket of a pivot.
7. A kind of plain, coarse fustian.

Verb

To rest as on a pillow.

Произносится как (IPA)

/ˈpɪləʊ/

Этимология (Английский)

From Middle English pilwe, from Old English pylwe, pylu, pyle (“pillow”), from Proto-West Germanic *pulwī (“pillow”), from Latin pulvīnus (“cushion”), derived from pulvis (“dust, powder”) + -īnus (“-ine”), for the filler of a pillow. Doublet of pulvinus.

Предложения

A good conscience is a soft pillow .

Хорошая совесть - мягкая подушка.