bole
1the stem or trunk of a tree.
Origin of bole
1Words Nearby bole
Other definitions for bole (2 of 2)
any of a variety of soft, unctuous clays of various colors, used as pigments.
a medium red-brown color made from such clay.
Origin of bole
2- Also bolus.
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How to use bole in a sentence
It had spread, an ebony patch, equally about the bole of the tree, so that the sun must have been immediately overhead.
Dope | Sax RohmerSilently he swung from bole to bole for a few minutes, and then disappeared.
Birds of the Rockies | Leander Sylvester Keyser"Then listen," said Tvita, re-filling his pipe and leaning his broad back against the bole of a cocoa-palm.
The boat had been hidden from them by the bole of a great tree which rose from the grass at the water's edge.
The Tragic Muse | Henry JamesHe had stood up, lashed against a slender palm bole, and died on his feet.
The Code of the Mountains | Charles Neville Buck
British Dictionary definitions for bole (1 of 2)
/ (bəʊl) /
the trunk of a tree
Origin of bole
1British Dictionary definitions for bole (2 of 2)
bolus
/ (bəʊl) /
a reddish soft variety of clay used as a pigment
a moderate reddish-brown colour
Origin of bole
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