pillowcase
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- noun
- /ˈpɪloʊˌkeɪs/
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funda de almohada
- In the afternoon, she ironed a basket of starched pillowcases out on the back porch where it was cool.
- bedsheets and pillowcases
- sheets and pillowcases
- pillowcases with images
It's a pure silk pillowcase and it's pink.
- It's a pure silk pillowcase and it's pink.
- So apparently it's a a pillowcase that's gonna help your skin and hair.
- So I did pick up a couple more of their pillowcases, their pillowcases, their bed sheets.
- They gave me one of these slip silk pillowcases which Oh my God, these are so nice.
- As soon as I am aware that I'm awake, I snuggle my face against my silk pillowcase and I say I love my silk pillowcase.
- We all have satin pillowcases for hair and I learned that later on how good it is also for your skin.
- And that means that all of that dirt, all of that gunk from from your skin, from your from sweating at night is going and being transferred onto your pillowcase.
- The book she reads at night before bed, the cotton pillowcase, the jade plant, the dog.
- It's like, it's like holding on to a pillowcase full of deer antlers, you know?
Examples
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I remove the pillowcase from the pillow and gently sweep the glass powder away.
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If you sleep with a silk pillowcase, it's basically the same thing.
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That is, sleeping with a cotton pillowcase is really bad for your hair.
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It's a pure silk pillowcase and it's pink.
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We all have satin pillowcases for hair and I learned that later on how good it is also for your skin.
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I have silk pillowcases because I found that doesn't break me out as much.
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As soon as I am aware that I'm awake, I snuggle my face against my silk pillowcase and I say I love my silk pillowcase.
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They gave me one of these slip silk pillowcases which Oh my God, these are so nice.
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I hope you don't mind no sheets and no pillowcases.
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I changed the pillow in the guest room and put a fresh pillowcase on it.
Synonyms
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A cover for a pillow
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A cloth cover for a pillow that you can take off to keep it clean
A cloth cover you put on a pillow to keep it clean
How Decorative
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Pillowcase is two easy words put together: pillow (a soft thing you rest your head on) and case (a 'cover' or 'container'). So a pillowcase is literally a 'cover' for a pillow, which explains why we use it to keep the pillow clean and make the bed look nice.