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  • English Word Pilling Definition of Pill
  • English Word Pillion Definition A panel or cushion saddle; the under pad or cushion of saddle; esp., a pad or cushion put on behind a man's saddle, on which a woman may ride.
  • English Word Pilloried Definition of Pillory
  • English Word Pillories Definition of Pillory
  • English Word Pillorize Definition To set in, or punish with, the pillory; to pillory.
  • English Word Pillory Definition A frame of adjustable boards erected on a post, and having holes through which the head and hands of an offender were thrust so as to be exposed in front of it.
  • English Word Pillory Definition To set in, or punish with, the pillory.
  • English Word Pillory Definition Figuratively, to expose to public scorn.
  • English Word Pillorying Definition of Pillory
  • English Word Pillow Definition Anything used to support the head of a person when reposing; especially, a sack or case filled with feathers, down, hair, or other soft material.
  • English Word Pillow Definition A piece of metal or wood, forming a support to equalize pressure; a brass; a pillow block.
  • English Word Pillow Definition A block under the inner end of a bowsprit.
  • English Word Pillow Definition A kind of plain, coarse fustian.
  • English Word Pillow Definition To rest or lay upon, or as upon, a pillow; to support; as, to pillow the head.
  • English Word Pillowcase Definition A removable case or covering for a pillow, usually of white linen or cotton cloth.
  • English Word Pillowed Definition of Pillow
  • English Word Pillowed Definition Provided with a pillow or pillows; having the head resting on, or as on, a pillow.
  • English Word Pillowing Definition of Pillow
  • English Word Pillowy Definition Like a pillow.
  • English Word Pillworm Definition Any myriapod of the genus Iulus and allied genera which rolls up spirally; a galleyworm. See Illust. under Myriapod.
  • English Word Pillwort Definition Any plant of the genus Pilularia; minute aquatic cryptograms, with small pill-shaped fruit; -- sometimes called peppergrass.
  • English Word Pilocarpine Definition An alkaloid extracted from jaborandi (Pilocarpus pennatifolius) as a white amorphous or crystalline substance which has a peculiar effect on the vasomotor system.
  • English Word Pilorhizae Definition of Pileorhiza
  • English Word Pilose Definition Hairy; full of, or made of, hair.
  • English Word Pilose Definition Clothed thickly with pile or soft down.
  • English Word Pilose Definition Covered with long, slender hairs; resembling long hairs; hairy; as, pilose pubescence.
  • English Word Pilosity Definition The quality or state of being pilose; hairiness.
  • English Word Pilot Definition One employed to steer a vessel; a helmsman; a steersman.
  • English Word Pilot Definition Specifically, a person duly qualified, and licensed by authority, to conduct vessels into and out of a port, or in certain waters, for a fixed rate of fees.
  • English Word Pilot Definition Figuratively: A guide; a director of another through a difficult or unknown course.