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1. (n.) bole
the trunk of a tree.
Etymology: (1275–1325; ME < ON bolr)
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1. (noun) bole
a soft oily clay used as a pigment (especially a reddish brown pigment)
2. (noun) trunk, tree trunk, bole
the main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber
3. (noun) Bole, Bolanci
a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria and closely related to Hausa
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) bole
the trunk or stem of a tree, or that which is like it
2. (noun) bole
an aperture, with a wooden shutter, in the wall of a house, for giving, occasionally, air or light; also, a small closet
3. (noun) bole
a measure. See Boll, n., 2
4. (noun) bole
any one of several varieties of friable earthy clay, usually colored more or less strongly red by oxide of iron, and used to color and adulterate various substances. It was formerly used in medicine. It is composed essentially of hydrous silicates of alumina, or more rarely of magnesia. See Clay, and Terra alba
5. (noun) bole
a bolus; a dose
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