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bole

1
[ bohl ]
/ boʊl /
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noun Botany.

the stem or trunk of a tree.

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RELATED WORDS

chunk, wood, piece, timber, stalk, stem, torso, mud, brick, earth, length, stick, trunk, block, driftwood, log, column, butt, stock, soma

Nearby words

bolden, boldface, boldhearted, boldo, boldrewood, bole, bolection, bolero, boletic acid, boletus, boleyn

Origin of bole

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1275–1325; Middle English < Old Norse bolr trunk (of a tree), torso; see bulwark

Definition for bole (2 of 2)

bole

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[ bohl ]
/ boʊl /

noun

any of a variety of soft, unctuous clays of various colors, used as pigments.
a medium red-brown color made from such clay.
Also bolus.

Origin of bole

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1350–1400; Middle English bol < Late Latin bōlus lump; see bolus
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British Dictionary definitions for bole (1 of 2)

bole

1
/ (bəʊl) /

noun

the trunk of a tree

Word Origin for bole

C14: from Old Norse bolr; related to Middle High German bole plank

British Dictionary definitions for bole (2 of 2)

bole

2

bolus

/ (bəʊl) /

noun

a reddish soft variety of clay used as a pigment
a moderate reddish-brown colour

Word Origin for bole

C13: from Late Latin bōlus lump, from Greek bōlos
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