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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 (bōlər) 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

  • bee: Many of the Dartmoor farms still have old granite bee boles in situ.
  • tree: A further six tree boles were recorded within Intervention 18.
  • pine: Down the faster runs and chutes, artfully wedged pine boles clog the current with trouty habitat.