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Tillow vs Pillow - What's the difference?

tillow | pillow |

As nouns the difference between tillow and pillow

is that tillow is while pillow is a soft cushion used to support the head in bed.

As verbs the difference between tillow and pillow

is that tillow is while pillow is to rest as on a pillow.

tillow

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) *. More at (l).

Noun

(en noun)
  • Branch; twig; shoot.

    • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) *.

    Alternative forms

    * (l)

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To spread; branch out; send forth shoots.

    • pillow

    English

    (wikipedia pillow)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A soft cushion used to support the head in bed.
  • (geology) A pillow lava.
  • (engineering) A piece of metal or wood, forming a support to equalize pressure; a brass; a pillow block.
  • (nautical) A block under the inner end of a bowsprit.
  • A kind of plain, coarse fustian.

    • Derived terms

    * pillow-biter * pillow block * pillow case * pillow fight * pillowing * pillow lace * pillow lava * pillow sham * pillowy

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To rest as on a pillow.
  • * 1942': She had '''pillowed her head on her arm — Rebecca West, ''Black Lamb and Grey Falcon (Canongate 2006, p. 815-6)