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pillowcase

/pil-oh-keys/US // ˈpɪl oʊˌkeɪs //UK // (ˈpɪləʊˌkeɪs) //

枕头套,枕套,枕头,枕头包

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a removable sacklike covering, usually of cotton, drawn over a pillow.

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Examples

  • If you’re worried about them getting dirty, use old pillowcases or cover them with T-shirts.

  • Only once did he stray far enough to buy his mother a pillowcase with “Winnipeg” on it.

  • The common tradition is a sheet a week for each bed, and a pillowcase a week for each pillow regularly used.

  • When Sylvia reappeared that noon she carried a pillowcase, which she held before her by its corners with care.

  • A neighbor's goat had taken advantage of his absence to chew up a pillowcase and two aprons.

  • Cut the sheets and pillowcase from thin white cotton, allowing enough for hems.

  • "May my father as surely have a bright paradise," he said, with a show of alacrity, his mind fixed on the loosened pillowcase.