quillow
n.— «Today, prison shelves are stacked with stitchery, from cozy “quillows” destined for a Salvation Army facility to stacks of brightly colored mittens.» —by Nancy Zieman Creative Kindness , 2000. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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