throw pillow

American  

noun

1. a small pillow placed on a chair, couch, etc., primarily for decoration.

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Etymology

Origin of throw pillow

First recorded in 1955–60

Example Sentences

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throw pillow

This only fuels Barrymore to dive into throw pillow embroidered quote mode as she grabs Harris’ hands.

From Salon ● May 1, 2024

Seated on his sofa in a button-down shirt, worn Levi’s and blue-rimmed round glasses, Duncan offers me a chair and keeps distractions at bay, at one point muffling his ringing cellphone with a throw pillow.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2023

If your partner loves chartreuse but it makes you think of past-its-prime avocado, maybe it is used on a throw pillow rather than an entire wall.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 1, 2022

He was making clear that what he was confiding to me he wouldn’t be stitching on a throw pillow, posting on Facebook or putting in a headline.

From New York Times ● Feb. 20, 2021

Candice stretched out on the couch with her eyes glued to her dad’s old iPod touch and her feet tucked underneath a frayed throw pillow.

From "The Parker Inheritance" by Varian Johnson