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• bolster — bolsterer, n. /bohl steuhr/, n. 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. Naut. a. Also called bolster plate. a circular… …   Universalium

• Polster — Smn std. (9. Jh.), mhd. polster, bolster m., ahd. polstar m./n Stammwort. Aus g. * bulstra , älter vermutlich * bulhstra n. Polster , auch in anord. bolstr m., bulstr m., ae. bolster n. Vermutlich zu einem g. * belg a Vst. aufschwellen , das aber …   Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache

• bolster — {{11}}bolster (n.) 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 (Cf …   Etymology dictionary

• bolster — bol•ster [[t]ˈboʊl stər[/t]] n. 1) fur 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) fur any pillow, cushion, or pad 4) bui a horizontal timber on a post for… …   From formal English to slang

• bhelĝh- —     bhelĝh     English meaning: to swell     Deutsche Übersetzung: ‘schwellen; Balg (aufgeblasene Tierhaut), Kissen, Polster”     Note: (extension of bhel “inflate, bloat” etc)     Material: O.Ind. barhíš n. “ sacrificial grass, (*sacrificial… …   Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary

• bolster — [bōl′stər] n. [ME & OE, akin to ON bolstr, Ger polster; ult. < IE base * bhel , to swell: see BALL1] 1. a long, narrow cushion or pillow 2. a soft pad for easing pressure on any part of the body 3. any bolsterlike object or support; specif.,… …   English World dictionary