All 3 Uses of
bolster
in
1984, by Orwell
Uses with a meaning too rare to warrant foucs:
- Most of her make-up had transferred itself to his own face or the bolster, but a light stain of rouge still brought out the beauty of her cheekbone.†
p. 143.5
- His tiny sister, too young to understand what the game was about, had sat propped up against a bolster, laughing because the others were laughing.†
p. 296.3 *
- Beside the window the enormous bed was made up, with ragged blankets and a coverless bolster.†
p. 136.9
Definitions:
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(1)
(bolster as in: to bolster) support or strengthen
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
As a noun, bolster can refer to any of a number of specific things that provide support -- especially a long narrow pillow.