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English
Etymology
From earlier pillowbere, from pillow + bear (“pillowcase”), from Middle English bēre (“pillowcase”), from Old English *bera (as in Old English hlēorbera (“cheek-cover”)), of obscure and uncertain origin.
Pronunciation
Noun
pillowbeer (plural pillowbeers)
- (now Northern England, US regional) A pillowcase.
1599, Joseph Hall, Virgidemiarum: The three last bookes : Of byting Satyres, page 85:When Zoylus was sicke, he knew not where / Saue his wrought night cap, and laune Pillow-bere:
1635, Simon Birckbek, The Protestants Evidence, taken out of good records, page 64:Ne was there such another Pardoner, For in his male had he a pillowbere, Which as he sayd was our Ladyes vayle.
1749, Henry Fielding, Tom Jones, Folio Society, published 1973, page 337:she had so well covered herself with a pillowbeer which she there found, that her regard to decency was not in the least violated by the presence of so many men as were now in the room.
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