| Bole (bole) |
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| n. | ((?)) |
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| Bole |
| [OE. bole, fr. Icel.
bolr; akin to Sw. bål, 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.
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An aperture,
with a wooden shutter, in the wall of a house, for giving, occasionally,
air or light; also, a small closet.
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A measure. See Boll,
n., 2.
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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.
A bolus; a dose.
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