Bole

[bəʊl] or [bol]

Definition

(noun.) a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria and closely related to Hausa.

(noun.) a soft oily clay used as a pigment (especially a reddish brown pigment).

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Definition

(n.) The trunk or stem of a tree, or that which is like it.

(n.) An aperture, with a wooden shutter, in the wall of a house, for giving, occasionally, air or light; also, a small closet.

(n.) A measure. See Boll, n., 2.

(n.) 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.

(n.) A bolus; a dose.

Checker: Thomas

Synonyms and Synonymous

n. [1]. Body (of a tree), stem, trunk.[2]. Bolus, large pill.

Checker: Muriel

Definition

n. a recess in a wall: an opening to admit light and air.

n. an earthy mineral resembling clay in structure and consisting essentially of silica alumina red oxide of iron and water; the bole of Lemnos Lemnian Earth is red in colour and was once used as a tonic and astringent medicine.

n. the round stem or body of a tree.

Editor: Nolan