Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Having no pillow; having the head not supported.
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Examples
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Leans her unpillowed head, fraught with sad fears.
Heiress of Haddon William E. Doubleday
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Her head being unpillowed, her face was pink -- and pink, too, with wrath.
The Poor Little Rich Girl Eleanor Gates 1913
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Leans her unpillowed head, fraught with sad fears.
Comus, a Mask 1909
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So poor that his unpillowed head is girt with thorns in death!
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During His forty days 'temptation, no table did He spread for Himself, no booth did He rear for his unpillowed head.
The Mind of Jesus 1856
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Leans her unpillowed head, fraught with sad fears.
L'Allegro, Il Penseroso, Comus, and Lycidas John Milton 1641
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Leans her unpillowed head, fraught with sad fears.
Milton's Comus John Milton 1641
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