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noun
1.
a long, often cylindrical, cushion or pillow for a bed, sofa, etc.
2.
anything resembling this in form or in use as a support.
3.
any pillow, cushion, or pad.
4.
Nautical.
a.
Also called bolster plate. a circular casting on the side of a vessel, through which an anchor chain passes.
b.
a timber used as a temporary support.
c.
a beam for holding lines or rigging without chafing.
d.
a bag filled with buoyant material, fitted into a small boat.
5.
EXPANDMetalworking. an anvillike support for the lower die of a drop forge.
6.
Masonry.
a.
a timber or the like connecting two ribs of a centering.
b.
a chisel with a blade splayed toward the edge, used for cutting bricks.
7.
Carpentry. a horizontal timber on a post for lessening the free span of a beam.
8.
COLLAPSEa structural member on which one end of a bridge truss rests.
verb (used with object)
9.
to support with or as with a pillow or cushion.
10.
to add to, support, or uphold (sometimes followed by up): They bolstered their morale by singing. He bolstered up his claim with new evidence.
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Origin:
before 1000; Middle English bolstre (noun), Old English bolster; cognate with Old Norse bolstr, Dutch bolster, German Polster
before 1000; Middle English bolstre (noun), Old English bolster; cognate with Old Norse bolstr, Dutch bolster, German Polster
Related forms
bol·ster·er, noun
un·bol·ster, verb (used with object)
un·bol·stered, adjective
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Word Origin & History
bolster
O.E. bolster "bolster, cushion, something stuffed so that it swells up," especially "long, stuffed pillow," from P.Gmc. *bolkhstraz (cf. O.N. bolstr, Dan., Swed., Du. bolster, Ger. polster), from PIE *bhelgh- "to swell" (see belly). The verb in the figurative sense is from
EXPANDc.1500, on the notion of "to support with a bolster, prop up."
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