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A cord or rope interwoven in a bedstead so as to support the bed.

The foundation framing or piece, by which the other parts are supported and held in place; the bed; -- called also baseplate and soleplate.

One of the four standards that support a bedstead or the canopy over a bedstead.

A framework for supporting a bed.

To extend over and beyond the base or support; to overhang; to jut. To the dreadful summit of the cliff That beetles o'er his base into the sea. Shak. Each beetling rampart, and each tower sublime. Wordsworth.

One who is dependent upon others for support; -- a contemptuous or sarcastic use.

Advantage; favor; stead; benefit; interest; profit; support; defense; vindication. In behalf of his mistress's beauty. Sir P. Sidney. Against whom he had contracted some prejudice in behalf of his nation. Clarendon. In behalf of, in the interest of. -- On behalf of, on account of; on the part of.

To give advantage to; to support; to advance the interest of. [Obs.] Weapons more violent, when next we meet, May serve to better us and worse our foes. Milton.

Pieces of timber bolted to certain parts of a mast tp support the trestletrees.

Dividing into two parts at one extremity; having two heads or two supports; as, a bicipital tree.

often allowed to remain till it becomes very offensive. -- Bilge ways, the timbers which support the cradle of a ship upon the ways, and which slide upon the launching ways in launching the vessel.

ation lawfully presented to a grand jury. If the jury consider the evidence sufficient to support the accusation, they indorse it "A true bill," or "Not found," or "Ignoramus", or "Ignored." -- Bill of lading, a written account of goods shipped by any person, signed by the agent of the owner of the vessel, or by its ma…

An aëroplane with two main supporting surfaces one above the other.

A cover or protection for an advanced trench or approach, formed of fascines and earth supported by a framework.

To secure or support by means of blocks; to secure, as two boards at their angles of intersection, by pieces of wood glued to each.

The act of obstructing, supporting, shaping, or stamping with a block or blocks.

Money obtained as the price, or at the cost, of another's life; -- said of a reward for supporting a capital charge, of money obtained for betraying a fugitive or for committing murder, or of money obtained from the sale of that which will destroy the purchaser.

A four-wheeled truck, having a certain amount of play around a vertical axis, used to support in part a locomotive on a railway track.

A long pillow or cushion, used to support the head of a person lying on a bed; -- generally laid under the pillows. And here I'll fling the pillow, there the bolster, This way the coverlet, another way the sheets. Shak.

Supported; upheld.