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BOLE, n. 1. The body, or stem of a tree. [Not in use.]2. A measure of corn, containing six bushels.BOLE, n. A kind of fine clay, often highly colored by iron. Its color is reddish yellow of various shades, often with a tinge of brown, sometimes passing to reddish, yellowish, or blackish brown, flesh red, or yellowish white. It is opake or a little translucid, especially at the edges,in the red and yellow varieties. It is compact and its fracture conchoidal. It is brittle, smooth, a little unctuous, and receives a polish from the finger nail. It adheres to the tongue, melts by degrees in the mouth and impresses a slight sense of astringency. Armenian bole is of a bright red color, with a tinge of yellow, harder than the other kinds, and of a rough dusty surface. Bole of Blois is yellow, lighter than the other kinds, and it effervesces with acids. Bohemian bole is of a yellow color, with a cast of red, and of a flaky texture. French bole is of a pale red color, variegated with specks of white and yellow. Lemnian bole is of a pale red color. Silesian bole is of a pale yellow color.
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BOLE, n. 1. The body, or stem of a tree. [Not in use.]2. A measure of corn, containing six bushels.BOLE, n. A kind of fine clay, often highly colored by iron. Its color is reddish yellow of various shades, often with a tinge of brown, sometimes passing to reddish, yellowish, or blackish brown, flesh red, or yellowish white. It is opake or a little translucid, especially at the edges,in the red and yellow varieties. It is compact and its fracture conchoidal. It is brittle, smooth, a little unctuous, and receives a polish from the finger nail. It adheres to the tongue, melts by degrees in the mouth and impresses a slight sense of astringency. Armenian bole is of a bright red color, with a tinge of yellow, harder than the other kinds, and of a rough dusty surface. Bole of Blois is yellow, lighter than the other kinds, and it effervesces with acids. Bohemian bole is of a yellow color, with a cast of red, and of a flaky texture. French bole is of a pale red color, variegated with specks of white and yellow. Lemnian bole is of a pale red color. Silesian bole is of a pale yellow color. | BOLE, n. [Sw. bol; Dan. bul.]- The body or stem of a tree. [Not in use.] – Dryden.
- A measure of corn, containing six bushels. – Mortimer.
BOLE, n.A kind of fine clay, often highly colored by iron. Its color is reddish yellow of various shades, often with a tinge of brown, sometimes passing to reddish, yellowish, or blackish brown, flesh red, or yellowish white. It is opake or a little translucid, especially at the edges, in the red and yellow varieties. It is compact and its fracture conchoidal. It is brittle, smooth, a little unctuous, and receives a polish from the finger nail. It adheres to the tongue, melts by degrees in the mouth, and impresses a slight sense of astringency. – Cleaveland.
Armenian bole is of a bright red color with a tinge of yellow, harder than the other kinds, and of a rough dusty surface.
Bole of Blois is yellow, lighter than the other kinds, and it effervesces with acids.
Bohemian bole is of a yellow color with a cast of red, and of a flaky texture.
French bole is of a pale red color, variegated with specks of white and yellow.
Lemnian bole is of a pale red color.
Silesian bole is of a pale yellow color. – Encyc. | Bole
- The trunk or stem of a tree, or that which is like
it.
- An aperture,
with a wooden shutter, in the wall of a house, for giving, occasionally,
air or light; also, a small closet.
- A measure. See Boll,
n., 2.
- 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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Bole BOLE, noun 1. The body, or stem of a tree. [Not in use.] 2. A measure of corn, containing six bushels. BOLE, noun A kind of fine clay, often highly colored by iron. Its color is reddish yellow of various shades, often with a tinge of brown, sometimes passing to reddish, yellowish, or blackish brown, flesh red, or yellowish white. It is opake or a little translucid, especially at the edges, in the red and yellow varieties. It is compact and its fracture conchoidal. It is brittle, smooth, a little unctuous, and receives a polish from the finger nail. It adheres to the tongue, melts by degrees in the mouth and impresses a slight sense of astringency. Armenian bole is of a bright red color, with a tinge of yellow, harder than the other kinds, and of a rough dusty surface. BOLE of Blois is yellow, lighter than the other kinds, and it effervesces with acids. Bohemian bole is of a yellow color, with a cast of red, and of a flaky texture. French bole is of a pale red color, variegated with specks of white and yellow. Lemnian bole is of a pale red color. Silesian bole is of a pale yellow color.
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