手て枕まくら

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

using one's arm as a pillow; resting one's head on one's arm

Refers to the act of using one's own arm or someone else's arm as a pillow. Often appears in poetic or romantic contexts, but also used in everyday descriptions of sleeping posture.

• 彼かれは彼かの女じょの腕うでを手て枕まくらにして昼ひる寝ねをした。

  He took a nap using her arm as a pillow.

• 旅たび先さきで、自じ分ぶんの腕うでを手て枕まくらにして仮か眠みんをとった。

  While traveling, I dozed off using my own arm as a pillow.