Merriam-Webster Logo
SINCE 1828
Menu
dictionary thesaurus

pillow lace

noun

Definition of pillow lace

: lace made with a bobbin

First Known Use of pillow lace

1815, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for pillow lace

from its being worked over a pillow on which the pattern is marked

Keep scrolling for more

Learn More about pillow lace

Share pillow lace

Statistics for pillow lace

Look-up Popularity

Time Traveler for pillow lace

The first known use of pillow lace was in 1815

See more words from the same year

More from Merriam-Webster on pillow lace

Britannica.com: Encyclopedia article about pillow lace

Comments on pillow lace

What made you want to look up pillow lace? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).

Show Comments  Hide Comments 

WORD OF THE DAY

hoopla

excited commotion or publicity

Get Word of the Day daily email!

Test Your Vocabulary

What did you just call me?! A Quiz

  • rows-of-various-emoji
  • If a member of the audience describes your speech as bombastic, does that person mean it is:
True or False

Test your knowledge - and maybe learn something along the way.

TAKE THE QUIZ
Syn City

Test Your Knowledge - and learn some interesting things along the way.

TAKE THE QUIZ

Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

Words at Play

Ask the Editors

Word Games