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<div id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Long narrow pillow or cushion</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">This article is about the kind of pillow. For other uses, see <a href="/wiki/Bolster_(disambiguation)" class="mw-disambig" title="Bolster (disambiguation)">Bolster (disambiguation)</a>.</div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Bolst.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Bolst.JPG/220px-Bolst.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Bolst.JPG/330px-Bolst.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Bolst.JPG/440px-Bolst.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1200" /></a><figcaption>Bed with <a href="/wiki/Pillow" title="Pillow">pillow</a> (right) and bolster (left)</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:BolsterPillow.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/BolsterPillow.jpg/220px-BolsterPillow.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/BolsterPillow.jpg/330px-BolsterPillow.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/BolsterPillow.jpg/440px-BolsterPillow.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1200" /></a><figcaption>A bolster pillow</figcaption></figure> <p>A <b>bolster</b> is a long narrow <a href="/wiki/Pillow" title="Pillow">pillow</a> or <a href="/wiki/Cushion" title="Cushion">cushion</a> filled with <a href="/wiki/Cotton" title="Cotton">cotton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Down_feather" title="Down feather">down</a> or <a href="/wiki/Fibre" class="mw-redirect" title="Fibre">fibre</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Bolsters are usually firm for back or arm support or for decorative application.<sup id="cite_ref-Von_Tobel_2009_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Von_Tobel_2009-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They are not a standard size or shape and commonly have a <a href="/wiki/Zipper" title="Zipper">zipper</a> or <a href="/wiki/Hook-and-loop" class="mw-redirect" title="Hook-and-loop">hook-and-loop</a> enclosure.<sup id="cite_ref-Von_Tobel_2009_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Von_Tobel_2009-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A foam insert is sometimes used for additional support.<sup id="cite_ref-Von_Tobel_2009_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Von_Tobel_2009-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A bolster is also referred to as a cushion, a pillow and a <i>prop</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A bolster pillow is a common shape for <a href="/wiki/Lace_pillow" class="mw-redirect" title="Lace pillow">lace pillows</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Etymology">Etymology</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bolster&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Etymology"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The word is from both <a href="/wiki/Middle_English" title="Middle English">Middle</a> and <a href="/wiki/Old_English" title="Old English">Old English</a>, and is a cognate of the Old English <span title="Old English (ca. 450-1100)-language text"><i lang="ang">belg</i></span>, 'bag'.<sup id="cite_ref-merriam-webster_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-merriam-webster-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The first known use of the word <i>bolster</i> was before the 12th century.<sup id="cite_ref-merriam-webster_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-merriam-webster-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Southeast_and_South_Asia">Southeast and South Asia</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bolster&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Southeast and South Asia"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In <a href="/wiki/Southeast_Asia" title="Southeast Asia">Southeast Asian</a> countries, in particular <a href="/wiki/Vietnam" title="Vietnam">Vietnam</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Philippines" title="Philippines">Philippines</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indonesia" title="Indonesia">Indonesia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cambodia" title="Cambodia">Cambodia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Malaysia" title="Malaysia">Malaysia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Myanmar" title="Myanmar">Myanmar</a>, <a href="/wiki/Singapore" title="Singapore">Singapore</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Thailand" title="Thailand">Thailand</a>, the bolster is designed to be hugged when sleeping. In Vietnam, it is known as <span title="Vietnamese-language text"><i lang="vi">gối ôm</i></span> ('hugging pillow') or <span title="Vietnamese-language text"><i lang="vi">pillowy</i></span>, while in the Philippines, the traditional <span title="Tagalog-language text"><i lang="tl">dantayan</i></span> is also colloquially known as a '<a href="/wiki/Hotdog" class="mw-redirect" title="Hotdog">hotdog</a> pillow'. Cambodians call it a <span title="Khmer-language text"><span lang="km">ខ្នើយអោប</span></span>, which directly translates to 'hug pillow'. Malaysians call it <span title="Standard Malay-language text"><i lang="zsm">bantal peluk</i></span> ('hug pillow'), and Indonesians call it <span title="Indonesian-language text"><i lang="id">guling</i></span> ('roll pillow'). In Indonesia, it is also known colloquially as a <i>Dutch Wife</i> as it is believed that the pillow was invented by Dutch colonialists<i>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></i> In Thailand, it is known as <span title="Thai-language text"><span lang="th">หมอนข้าง</span></span> (<span title="Thai-language romanization"><i lang="th-Latn">monkhang</i></span>); <span title="Thai-language text"><span lang="th">หมอน</span></span> (<span title="Thai-language romanization"><i lang="th-Latn">mon</i></span>) means 'pillow' and <span title="Thai-language text"><span lang="th">ข้าง</span></span> (<span title="Thai-language romanization"><i lang="th-Latn">khang</i></span>) means 'beside'. </p><p>In <a href="/wiki/India" title="India">India</a> and <a href="/wiki/Pakistan" title="Pakistan">Pakistan</a>, a type of bolster is known there as a <span title="Marathi-language romanization"><i lang="mr-Latn">lode</i></span> (in <a href="/wiki/Marathi_language" title="Marathi language">Marathi</a>), <span title="Bengali-language romanization"><i lang="bn-Latn">gao-takkiya</i></span>, <span title="Bengali-language romanization"><i lang="bn-Latn">masnad masland</i></span>, or <span title="Bengali-language romanization"><i lang="bn-Latn">paash-baalish/kol-baalish</i></span> (in <a href="/wiki/Bengali_language" title="Bengali language">Bengali</a>), <i>tool viharo</i> (in <a href="/wiki/Sindhi_language" title="Sindhi language">Sindhi</a>) and is used for back support aside from hugging during sleep.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="East_Asia">East Asia</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bolster&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: East Asia"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In <a href="/wiki/China" title="China">China</a>, it is called <span title="Chinese-language romanization"><i lang="zh-Latn">bàozhěn</i></span> in <a href="/wiki/Standard_Chinese" title="Standard Chinese">Mandarin</a> (<a href="/wiki/Simplified_Chinese_characters" title="Simplified Chinese characters">simplified</a>: <span title="Chinese-language text"><span lang="zh">抱枕</span></span>, 'hugging pillow'), while in <a href="/wiki/Cantonese_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Cantonese language">Cantonese</a> it is known as <i><span lang="zh-Latn-wadegile">laam<sup>2</sup> zam<sup>2</sup></span></i> (<a href="/wiki/Traditional_Chinese_characters" title="Traditional Chinese characters">traditional</a>: <span title="Chinese-language text"><span lang="zh">攬枕</span></span>; <a href="/wiki/Pinyin" title="Pinyin">pinyin</a>: <span title="Chinese-language romanization"><i lang="zh-Latn">lǎn zhěn</i></span>). </p><p>Bolsters are called <i><a href="/wiki/Dakimakura" title="Dakimakura">dakimakura</a></i> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">抱き枕</span></span>) in <a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan">Japan</a>. Tradition suggests that a wife would fashion the bolster made of <a href="/wiki/Bamboo" title="Bamboo">bamboo</a> and give it to her husband when he travelled away from home so that he would not be lonely at night, hence the alternative terms <i><a href="/wiki/Bamboo_wife" title="Bamboo wife">bamboo wife</a></i>, <i>Dutch wife</i>, or <i><a href="/wiki/Chikufujin" class="mw-redirect" title="Chikufujin">chikufujin</a></i> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">竹夫人</span></span>). </p><p>In <a href="/wiki/Korea" title="Korea">Korea</a>, it is referred to as a <span title="Korean-language romanization"><i lang="ko-Latn">jukbuin</i></span> (<span title="Korean-language text"><span lang="ko">죽부인</span></span>), from the words <span title="Korean-language romanization"><i lang="ko-Latn">juk</i></span> ('bamboo') and <span title="Korean-language romanization"><i lang="ko-Latn">puin</i></span> ('wife'). A <span title="Korean-language romanization"><i lang="ko-Latn">jukbuin</i></span> is used in the summer months to cool down while sleeping, since its hollow construction from thin bamboo strips allows air to flow through the pillow. A person tightly wraps their arms and legs around the <span title="Korean-language romanization"><i lang="ko-Latn">jukbuin</i></span> while sleeping.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Western_countries">Western countries</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bolster&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Western countries"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In western countries, a bolster is usually placed at the head of one's bed and functions as head or lower back support, or as an arm support on furniture with high rigid sides. Bolster pillows are also used as bumpers in cribs and for lounging on the floor in family and children's rooms. </p><p>In the <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a>, body pillows resemble bolsters and are designed to be hugged when sleeping. </p><p>In Denmark and Norway, it is called a <span title="Danish-language text"><i lang="da">pølle</i></span>.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In <a href="/wiki/France" title="France">France</a>, it is called a <span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">traversin</i></span> or <span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">polochon</i></span> and is mostly used as a pillow, especially by the elderly in rural areas but also for summer camps. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bolster&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-columns references-column-width" style="column-width: 30em;"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.thefreedictionary.com/bolster">"Bolster"</a>. 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