Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A removable covering for a pillow.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A movable case or covering which is drawn over a pillow.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A removable case or covering for a pillow, usually of white linen or cotton cloth.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A washable, easily removable cloth cover for
pillows .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow
Etymologies
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Examples
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But above all, there was the mystical process of hanging a pillowcase from the ceiling so that it hung over the stove, dangling above a pot as the thick, almost angrily-purple fluid dripped through the filter and into the pot.
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Then he picked up a pillowcase from the floor, placed the rat’s still-bleeding corpse inside, and tied the pillowcase shut, forming a makeshift sack.
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I turn and look at my pillowcase, which is covered with long strands of red hair and taffy.
Dear Pen Pal Heather Vogel Frederick 2009
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I turn and look at my pillowcase, which is covered with long strands of red hair and taffy.
Dear Pen Pal Heather Vogel Frederick 2009
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I turn and look at my pillowcase, which is covered with long strands of red hair and taffy.
Dear Pen Pal Heather Vogel Frederick 2009
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I turn and look at my pillowcase, which is covered with long strands of red hair and taffy.
Dear Pen Pal Heather Vogel Frederick 2009
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The other driver is examining the pillowcase, which is soaked red.
Chicago Reader 2010
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Police in southwestern Michigan say they have put to bed the case of the "pillowcase" burglaries.
Home 2009
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Authorities in southwestern Michigan say they have cracked case of 'pillowcase' burglaries Mich. police say they nabbed 'pillowcase' burglarsGRAND HAVEN, Mich.
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 2009
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unknown title 2009
minouchette commented on the word pillowcase
a young man who's full of feathers
October 8, 2010