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bole

[bohl]

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noun Botany.

the stem or trunk of a tree.

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

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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:
1350–1400; Middle English bol < Late Latin bōlus lump; see bolus

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bole¹ (bəʊl)

—n
	the trunk of a tree

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

bole or bolus² (bəʊl)

—n
1.	a reddish soft variety of clay used as a pigment
2.	a moderate reddish-brown colour

[C13: from Late Latin bōlus lump, from Greek bōlos]

bolus or bolus²

—n

[C13: from Late Latin bōlus lump, from Greek bōlos]

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bole

early 14c., from O.N. bolr "tree trunk," from P.Gmc. *bulas (cf. M.Du. bolle "trunk of a tree"), from PIE *bhel- (2) "to blow, swell" (cf. Gk. phyllon "leaf," phallos "swollen penis;" L. flos "flower," florere "to blossom, flourish," folium "leaf;" O.Prus. balsinis "cushion;" O.N. belgr "bag, bellows;"

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O.E. bolla "pot, cup, bowl;" O.Ir. bolgaim "I swell," blath "blossom, flower," bolach "pimple," bolg "bag;" Bret. bolc'h "flax pod;" Serb. buljiti "to stare, be bug-eyed;" Serbo-Croat. blazina "pillow").

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"Climbing the bole of the tree, a man clings with all his arms and legs, and lays hold of every knob and sliver. When he mounts amongst the branches, it should be with a more easy alacrity. A man will often be apt at the one operation, yet awkward at the other. Nor is it, indeed, common to meet with a man of such a character as can be carried from a low condition of life through successive ascents, with an aptitude for every condition into which he passes; and thus it is that men who rise well will often stand infirmly. But for want of due consideration being given to the nature of men and circumstances, it is a usual thing to hear, not only regret but surprise expressed, when a man who has attained an elevated position in life exhibits in that position those very defects of character through which he is there."

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