pillowbeer
/ˈpɪloʊˌbɪɚ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "When Zoylus was sicke, he knew not where / Saue his wrought night cap, and laune Pillow-bere:"
- "Ne was there such another Pardoner, For in his male had he a pillowbere, Which as he sayd was our Ladyes vayle."
- "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."
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.
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈpɪloʊˌbɪɚ/
- British English: /ˈpɪləʊˌbɪə/
Usage
- American usage
Inflected Forms
pillowbeers (plural)
pillow bear (alternative)
pillowbere (alternative)
pillow-bere (alternative)
pillowbier (alternative)