throw pillow

noun

: a small pillow used especially as a decorative accessory

Examples of throw pillow in a Sentence

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The interior designer just expanded her line of Loloi x Magnolia Home by Joanna Gaines area rugs and throw pillows with all-new patterns and designs. Clara McMahon, People.com, 15 May 2025 The reversible stripe throw pillows in the collection’s characteristic yellow and brown. Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 14 May 2025 The roughly twenty-one-inch-square canvas—whose size the New York Times somewhat cruelly likened to that of a throw pillow—hammered for $41 million after sparking a bidding war between two collectors, with the absent and as yet unnamed victor offering the winning price via telephone. News Desk, Artforum, 13 May 2025 Candles, Christmas décor, plants, throw pillows, lamps, and more make Taylor’s Mercantile a treasure trove of gifts–for others or yourself. Jennifer Stewart Kornegay, Southern Living, 10 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for throw pillow

Word History

First Known Use

1926, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of throw pillow was in 1926

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“Throw pillow.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/throw%20pillow. Accessed 25 May. 2025.

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