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PILLOW

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pillow I. s.

1. pernă;

to take counsel of one’s pillow a nu lua o hotărâre până a doua zi de dimineaţă.

2. (tehn.) cuzinet; lagăr.

pillow II. verb A. tranzitiv

1. a pune/ a sprijini capul pe.

2. a(-i) servi drept pernă (cuiva).

pillow II. verb B. intranzitiv

a pune capul, a se sprijini pe pernă etc.

 Exemple de propoziții și/sau fraze: 

I smiled and nodded, and laid my finger on my lips; with a sigh, she sank back amid her pillows.

(Dracula, de Bram Stoker)

"Oh, Beth, so much, so much!" and Jo's head went down upon the pillow beside her sister's.

(Little Women, de Louisa May Alcott)

He has a bird’s heart that brings a piece of gold under his pillow every morning.

(Fairy Tales, de The Brothers Grimm)

I brought a chair to the bed-head: I sat down and leaned over the pillow.

(Jane Eyre, de Charlotte Brontë)

When it was concluded he settled our new acquaintance upon the sofa, placed a pillow beneath his head, and laid a glass of brandy and water within his reach.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

He pulled off his clothes and crawled into bed, where he was asleep the moment after his head touched the pillow.

(Martin Eden, de Jack London)

It is morning; and Dora, made so trim by my aunt's hands, shows me how her pretty hair will curl upon the pillow yet, an how long and bright it is, and how she likes to have it loosely gathered in that net she wears.

(David Copperfield, de Charles Dickens)

Dr. Van Helsing placed his hands on Mina's shoulders, and laid her head down softly on her pillow.

(Dracula, de Bram Stoker)

I don't believe I could have done it as kindly as you did, added Beth from her pillow.

(Little Women, de Louisa May Alcott)

He took off his coat and waistcoat, put on a large blue dressing-gown, and then wandered about the room collecting pillows from his bed and cushions from the sofa and armchairs.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

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