Throw pillow

Throw pillow

s and day beds. Throw pillows serve both an aesthetic and a functional purpose. Decorative pillows are commonly used to tie in color accents within a room, often drawing on the colors in drapes, walls or area rugs. From a functional perspective, throw pillows may provide back, neck and head support, although some throw pillows are very uncomfortable.

Throw pillows typically feature a removable cover with a feather pillow form stuffed inside and come in various sizes and shapes. The most common size throw pillow is 16 to 18 inch square. However, rectangular, circular and cylindrical throw pillows, called bolsters, are also popular. Outside the United States, throw pillows are more commonly referred to as cushions.

Throw pillow and decorative cushions are made from a wide range of textiles including silk, leather, microfibre or faux suede, cotton, linen and hemp. In recent years, decorative pillows have been revived as an artistic medium. Fashion designers have become increasingly attracted to the lucrative home textiles or furnishings market and this has led to a wide range of more embellished looks and styles.

Company logos and photos are placed on pillows as well to give a personalized look.


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  • throw pillow — throw ,pillow noun count AMERICAN a small PILLOW that you keep on a seat for decoration …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • throw pillow — noun a small cushion that is used for decorative purposes • Hypernyms: ↑cushion * * * noun, pl ⋯ lows [count] chiefly US : a small pillow that is used especially for decoration called also (Brit) scatter cushion * * * ˈthrow pillow [throw pillow] …   Useful english dictionary

  • throw pillow — throw′ pil low n. fur a small pillow placed on a chair, couch, etc., primarily for decoration • Etymology: 1955–60 …   From formal English to slang

  • throw pillow — noun Date: 1956 a small pillow used especially as a decorative accessory …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • throw pillow — a small pillow placed on a chair, couch, etc., primarily for decoration. [1955 60] * * * …   Universalium

  • throw pillow — noun a small pillow, especially one placed on a chair rather than a bed, for decoration rather than comfort …   Wiktionary

  • Pillow — For other uses, see Pillow (disambiguation). Pillows piled on the corner of a bed A pillow is a large cushion support for the head, usually used while sleeping in a bed, or for the body as used on a couch or chair. There are also throw pillows… …   Wikipedia

  • throw — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun Throw is used before these nouns: ↑cushion, ↑pillow Throw is used after these nouns: ↑judo {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} verb ADVERB ▪ angrily ▪ carelessly …   Collocations dictionary

  • pillow — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ down, feather ▪ satin, silk, velvet, etc. (all esp. AmE) ▪ fluffy, soft …   Collocations dictionary

  • throw — 1. verb /θɹəʊ,θɻoʊ/ a) To cause an object to move rapidly through the air. throw a shoe b) To eject or cause to fall off. throw a rod Syn …   Wiktionary

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