bole
1 Americannoun
noun
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any of a variety of soft, unctuous clays of various colors, used as pigments.
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a medium red-brown color made from such clay.
noun
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a reddish soft variety of clay used as a pigment
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a moderate reddish-brown colour
noun
Etymology
Origin of bole1
1275–1325; Middle English < Old Norse bolr trunk (of a tree), torso; bulwark
Origin of bole2
1350–1400; Middle English bol < Late Latin bōlus lump; bolus
Example Sentences
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NW96 is thought to predate 1580 because of a lead ingot cast from a furnace, known as a bole, which fell out of use around that time.
From BBC • Dec. 15, 2022
Chhora Chhori ko phool de, bole main tumse pyaaar karta hoom; chhori chhore ko phool de, bole main tumse pyaar karti hoon.
From New York Times • Aug. 30, 2013
They offered little here beyond their opening "bole", an energetic and co-ordinated invitation to enter a physical contest.
From The Guardian • Nov. 17, 2012
Aamra ekhon-o boli ni kon kagoj porte hobe, kintu agami dine kintu setao bole debo.
From New York Times • Apr. 14, 2012
He had played here as a boy, skipping stones across the cold black pool beneath the weirwood, hiding his treasures in the bole of an ancient oak, stalking squirrels with a bow he made himself.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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