pillow sham
an ornamental cover laid over a bed pillow.
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How to use pillow sham in a sentence
Do not rumple that dainty lace pillow-sham, nor strew your clothing over every chair and sofa, to the irritation of the mistress.
Harper's Young People, November 2, 1880 | VariousThis design is for the corner of a scarf, spread, tidy or pillow-sham and is very popular, as it is effective though simply made.
The Art of Modern Lace Making | The Butterick Publishing Co.As here represented it will be easy to copy either for a pillow-sham or for any article of decoration or personal use desired.
The Art of Modern Lace Making | The Butterick Publishing Co.She gasped a little, sat down on the floor, and began mopping up the stream of warm blood with a pillow-sham.
Maybee's Stepping Stones | Archie FellThat tent of ours has stuck out on the landscape like a horse fly on a pillow sham.
Hepsey Burke | Frank Noyes Westcott
British Dictionary definitions for pillow sham
mainly US a decorative cover for a bed pillow
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