Etymology : Middle English, from Old Norse bolr
Pronunciation : 'bOl
Function : noun
Date : 14th century
1. any of several varieties of fine earthy clay used as pigments; reddish-brown color (Art). tree trunk. bole\bole\ , n. [oe. bole, fr. icel. bolr; akin to sw. b?l, dan. bul, trunk, stem of a tree, g. bohle a thick plank or board; cf. lg. boll round. cf. bulge.] the trunk or stem of a tree, or that which is like it. enormous elm-tree boles did stoop and lean.bole \bole\, n. [etym. doubtful.] an aperture, with a wooden shutter, in the wall of a house, for giving, occasionally, air or light; also, a small closet. [scot.] open the bole wi'speed, that i may see:
if this be the right lord geraldin. w. scott.bole \bole\, n. a measure. see:
boll, n., 2.bole \bole\, n. [gr. a clod or lump of earth: cf. f. bol, and also l. bolus morsel. cf. bolus.].
2. 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.
3. a bolus; a dose.
4. The trunk or stem of a tree, or that which is like it.
5. An aperture, with a wooden shutter, in the wall of a house, for giving, occasionally, air or light; also, a small closet.
6. A measure.
7. See Boll, n., 2.
8. 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.
9. It was formerly used in medicine.
10. It is composed essentially of hydrous silicates of alumina, or more rarely of magnesia.
11. See Clay, and Terra alba.
12. A bolus; a dose. a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria and closely related to Hausa a soft oily clay used as a pigment.
13. hatıl. gövde. merdane. tomruk.
14. The trunk of a tree. the main part of a tree = trunk (bolr).