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Chisel vs Bolster - What's the difference?

chisel | bolster |

As nouns the difference between chisel and bolster

is that chisel is gravel while bolster is a large cushion or pillow.

As verbs the difference between chisel and bolster

is that chisel is to use a chisel while bolster is to brace, reinforce, secure, or support.

chisel

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) (m), (m), from (etyl) .

Alternative forms

* * (dialectal)

Noun

(en-noun)
  • Gravel.
  • (lb) Coarse flour; bran; the coarser part of bran ir flour.
    • Related terms
    * (wikipedia chisel)

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A cutting tool consisting of a slim oblong block of metal with a sharp wedge or bevel formed on one end. It may be provided with a handle at the other end. It is used to remove parts of stone, wood or metal by placing the sharp edge against the material to be cut and pushing or pounding the other end with a hammer, or mallet.
    • See also
    * burin * graver

    Verb

  • To use a chisel.
  • To work something with a chisel.
    • She chiselled a sculpture out of the block of wood.
  • (informal) To cheat, to get something by cheating.
    • Usage notes
    (chiselling) and (chiselled) are more common in the UK while (chiseling) and (chiseled) are more common in the US.
    Derived terms
    * chiseler, chiseller * chisel in on

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    bolster

    English

    Alternative forms

    * * (Scotland)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A large cushion or pillow.
  • * Shakespeare
    • And here I'll fling the pillow, there the bolster , / This way the coverlet, another way the sheets.
  • 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.
  • * John Gay
    • This arm shall be a bolster for thy head.
  • A small spacer located on top of the axle of horse-drawn wagons which give the front wheels enough clearance to turn.
  • 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. Sometimes also called a pillow or cross-head (Australian English).
  • The perforated plate in a punching machine on which anything rests when being punched.
  • The part of a knife blade that abuts upon the end of the handle.
  • The metallic end of a pocketknife handle.
  • (label) The rolls forming the ends or sides of the Ionic capital.
  • A block of wood on the carriage of a siege gun, upon which the breech of the gun rests when arranged for transportation.

    • Synonyms

    * Dutch wife

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To brace, reinforce, secure, or support.

    • Anagrams

    * ----