lace pillow

noun

1. pillow ( def 3 ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of lace pillow¹

First recorded in 1785–95

Example Sentences

Do not rumple that dainty lace pillow-sham, nor strew your clothing over every chair and sofa, to the irritation of the mistress.

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Grannie Pinn climbed in upon us through the little window, and afterwards, to gain breath, she sat down to her lace pillow.

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Behind the closed window, all day and every day, sits an old woman at her lace pillow.

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It is sometimes done on a lace pillow with pins to outline the pattern.

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Rose had finished her share of the household work (until supper), and she took her lace pillow and sat down in the window.

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