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Bolsters

A large cushion or pillow.

📖 Definitions of "Bolsters"

noun
  1. 1

    A large cushion or pillow.

  2. 2

    A pad, quilt, or anything used to hinder pressure, support part of the body, or make a bandage sit easy upon a wounded part; a compress.

  3. 3

    A small spacer located on top of the axle of horse-drawn wagons that gives the front wheels enough clearance to turn.

  4. 4

    A short, horizontal structural timber between a post and a beam for enlarging the bearing area of the post and/or reducing the span of the beam.

verb
  1. 1

    To brace, reinforce, secure, or support.

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