bolt
4
5.7
- noun
- /boʊlt/
- Specialized
- Mother will have letters and a bolt of new cloth tomorrow.
- a bolt of cloth
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Watch on YouTubeLook, in exchange for their silence, Ioffer them this herd of oxen, a jug of milk and a bolt of silk from Salon.
- Look, in exchange for their silence, Ioffer them this herd of oxen, a jug of milk and a bolt of silk from Salon.
- He has towers and races and even tells us the prizes that were given for the race, a bolt of green cloth.
Examples
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Women and girls sat on woven mats along the pavements, selling bolts of cloth, cosmetics, watches, and tape cassettes.
Fiction book (1996) -
The tailor used a long bolt of fabric to create a beautiful dress for the wedding.
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It's off the same bolt of cloth, he thought.
Fiction book (2000) -
You take a bolt of cloth and you wrap it around yourself a bunch of times.
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Then, she and Belle carried out the bolts of cloth and took them to the hotel.
Fiction book (1990) -
There are several bolts of cotton velvet in deep shades of red, blue, and gold.
Fiction book (2000) -
In the heavier textiles, the designs frequently run continuously along the bolt of cloth, which can be cut to any length.
Academic text (2003) -
Behind the bar, bolts of satin in dove gray and rose were draped and caught with silk roses.
Fiction book (1996) -
Strewn all around her are the materials of her hatmaking: bolts of cloth, hat blocks, a sewing table.
Fiction book (2000) -
She found a stunning bolt of wallpaper that would look perfect in the living room.
Idioms
Compounds
15
3.9
A strong tool with long handles and heavy jaws for cutting metal, like locks or chains
12
2.1
A sudden bright flash in the sky during a storm that often comes before thunder
5
2.0
Two metal pieces, a bolt and a matching nut, that hold parts together by screwing
- Specialized
1
6.7
A metal rod with a round head and partial threads used to join wood through a hole
- Specialized
1
6.9
A metal screw with a spring part that opens inside a hollow wall to hold heavy items
- US
1
6.7
A heavy screw with a large head that joins wood pieces when you turn it with a wrench
- Specialized
1
6.8
A small metal piece with a round or flat head that holds metal parts together
- Jargon
1
4.8
An extra product you add to an existing system to give it new features
- Specialized
1
4.1
A metal rod with a square or six-sided head and threads that you turn with a wrench
- Specialized
1
5.3
A metal part that spreads inside a hole to hold heavy things to concrete or brick
- Jargon
An extra feature you add to a product or system to make it work better
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Surface Forms
Etymology
A bolt of cloth is a large roll or bundle of fabric, from an old word for a 'roll'. Think of a long roll of material in a shop, and you will remember a bolt is a measured roll of fabric.