throw pillow

noun

: a small pillow used especially as a decorative accessory

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More pieces of decor include throw pillows with decorative tassels, full-sized mirrors, and floating shelves that are discounted in multiple wood finishes and can support more than 70 pounds each. Rachel Trujillo, PEOPLE, 26 Oct. 2025 Unlike throw pillows or artwork, big-ticket trends like tile, cabinetry, and custom features are expensive and time-consuming to change. Lauren Bengtson, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Oct. 2025 An arsenal of throw pillows abutted enough foldable bed frames to sleep an army regiment. Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025 Also, rather than packing your towels, throw pillows and blankets, using them as protective padding in boxes will save on bubble wrap and packing paper. Marni Jameson, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for throw pillow

Word History

First Known Use

1926, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of throw pillow was in 1926

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“Throw pillow.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/throw%20pillow. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.

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