pillowcase
Americannoun
noun
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The kids are “going to have a pillowcase full of candy anyhow.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025
Under the cover of darkness, an underling used satellite imagery to pick his way through vineyards near the prison before tossing a pillowcase over the walls.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 29, 2025
The haul at one pond on a recent day was enough to fill four sacks, each roughly the size of a large pillowcase.
From New York Times • Mar. 15, 2024
A reddish-brown stained pillowcase and hair strands are among the items seized by the police from Idaho murder suspect Bryan Kohberger's apartment, according to an unsealed search warrant.
From BBC • Jan. 19, 2023
She could turn a pillowcase into a skirt and make it look like it belonged in a magazine.
From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen
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