bolsteredadj.
/ˈbəʊlstəd/ 1. Propped up, supported.
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the world > space > relative position > support > [adjective] > supported
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horsed1745
1566 T. Drant tr. Horace Medicinable Morall sig. C Mars broke brasen bars, Bare boulstred boulwarkes backe.
2.
a. Padded, stuffed out.
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the world > space > extension in space > expansion or enlargement > [adjective] > distending > distending with fullness > distended with fullness > stuffed
stuffed1467
bolstered1656
1656 Disc. Auxiliary Beauty 44 A bumbast or bolstered garment.
1840 New Monthly Mag. 58 455 Privilege..in itself but the bolstered title for abuse.
b. With up in sense of bolster v. 4b.
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1901 Westm. Gaz. 17 Sept. 7/3 There is a fearful lot of over-trading and bolstered-up credit..in German industrials.
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