lace pillow

noun

1. pillow ( def 3 ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of lace pillow¹

First recorded in 1785–95

Example Sentences

A doll sits in a rocker, and a teddy bear rests against a lace pillow on the bed.

From Literature

Her head rested on a lace pillow, a thin scarf around her neck.

From New York Times

A lace pillow with its pins and reels of thread was upon the table before her, and her thin hands were moving quickly and deftly over it hither and thither.

From Project Gutenberg

Dainty said, timidly, as she laid her golden head down on the lace pillow.

From Project Gutenberg

For me no funeral coronet, No tear-embroidered cushion place; But o 'er my fair lace pillow let My hair droop free about my face.

From Project Gutenberg