bole¹ Definition
bole (bōl)
noun
a tree trunk
Etymology: ME bol, stem, trunk < ON bolr < IE *bhḷ-, var. of base *bhel-: see ball
bole² Definition
bole (bōl)
noun
any of several fine, easily pulverized types of clay that are usually red, yellow, or brown
Etymology: ME & OFr bol < ML bolus, clay < Gr bōlos, clod
bole² Related Forms
bo′·lar (bō′lər) adjective
bole Usage Examples
Preposition: of
tree: On the bark scratch them, on the bole of trees Whose boughs bend to the east.
Converse of object
have: Many of the Dartmoor farms still have old granite bee boles in situ.
Adjective modifier
- Armenian: Armenian bole is also used in medicine as an astringent, and as a base for gilding on wooden panel paintings.
- straight: Vegeta ) It is described by Mitchell as an elm with a regular tall domed crown with a straight clean bole.
- clean: Vegeta ) It is described by Mitchell as an elm with a regular tall domed crown with a straight clean bole.
- large: Bark has almost square plates as in U. procera, but still vertically fissured; large boles are fluted ( Mitchell, 1974 ).
- hollow: The force of the blast bursts the trunk apart, often leaving a hollow bole and gnarled and withered trunks.
Noun used with modifier
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