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pillowcase

[ pil-oh-keys ]

/ ˈpɪl oʊˌkeɪs /

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noun

a removable sacklike covering, usually of cotton, drawn over a pillow.

Also called pil·low·slip

[pil-oh-slip] /ˈpɪl oʊˌslɪp/.

Origin of pillowcase

First recorded in 1715–25; pillow + case¹

Words nearby pillowcase

pillow lava, pillow sham, pillow splint, pillow sword, pillow talk, pillowcase, pillowy, pills, pillsbury, pillwort, pilo-

Example sentences from the Web for pillowcase

Only once did he stray far enough to buy his mother a pillowcase with “Winnipeg” on it.

Gordie Howe Hockey’s Greatest War Horse |W.C. Heinz |May 31, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
I sent him during the day a piece of dark blue cotton print for a pillowcase.

Narrative of a Mission to Central Africa Performed in the Years 1850-51, Volume 2 |James Richardson
The bricks were concealed beneath her bed, and the loose rubbish put into the pillowcase.

Norfolk Annals |Charles Mackie
The pillowcase flapped aloud, ever more sternly, warningly, portentously.

Yekl |Abraham Cahan

When Sylvia reappeared that noon she carried a pillowcase, which she held before her by its corners with care.

The Opened Shutters |Clara Louise Burnham
If the insertion is used for anything but a pillowcase, omit the lower border on which the button-holes are made.

Beeton's Book of Needlework |Isabella Beeton

British Dictionary definitions for pillowcase

pillowcase

pillowslip (ˈpɪləʊˌslɪp)

/ (ˈpɪləʊˌkeɪs) /

noun

a removable washable cover of cotton, linen, nylon, etc, for a pillow