"pillowbeer" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈpɪləʊˌbɪə/ [UK], /ˈpɪloʊˌbɪɚ/ [US], /-bɛː(ɹ)/ [obsolete] Forms: pillowbeers [plural]
Etymology: From earlier pillowbere, from pillow + bear (“pillowcase”), from Middle English bēre (“pillowcase”), from Old English *bera (as in Old English hlēorbera (“cheek-cover”)), of obscure and uncertain origin. Etymology templates: {{m|en||pillowbere}} pillowbere, {{com|en|pillow|bear|gloss2=pillowcase}} pillow + bear (“pillowcase”), {{der|en|enm|bere|bēre|t=pillowcase}} Middle English bēre (“pillowcase”), {{der|en|ang|*bera}} Old English *bera, {{m+|ang|hlēorbera|t=cheek-cover}} Old English hlēorbera (“cheek-cover”), {{unk|en|title=obscure and uncertain}} obscure and uncertain Head templates: {{en-noun}} pillowbeer (plural pillowbeers)
  1. (now Northern England, US regional) A pillowcase. Tags: Northern-England, US, regional Synonyms: pillow bear, pillowbere, pillow-bere, pillowbier

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