Job's comforter

Job's comforter
Comforter Com"fort*er, n. 1. One who administers comfort or consolation. [1913 Webster]

Let no comforter delight mine ear But such a one whose wrongs do suit with mine. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

2. (Script.) The Holy Spirit, -- referring to his office of comforting believers. [1913 Webster]

But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things. --John xiv. 26. [1913 Webster]

3. A knit woolen tippet, long and narrow. [U. S.] [1913 Webster]

The American schoolboy takes off his comforter and unbuttons his jacket before going in for a snowball fight. --Pop. Sci. Monthly. [1913 Webster]

4. A wadded bedquilt; a comfortable. [U. S.] [1913 Webster]

{Job's comforter}, a boil. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster]


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