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Webster 1913 Edition

Bole

Bole

,
Noun.
[OE.
bole
, fr. Icel.
bolr
; akin to Sw.
bål
, Dan.
bul
, trunk, stem of a tree, G.
bohle
a thick plank or board; cf. LG.
boll
round. Cf.
Bulge
.]
The trunk or stem of a tree, or that which is like it.
Enormous elm-tree
boles
did stoop and lean.
Tennyson.

Bole

,
Noun.
[Etym. doubtful.]
An aperture, with a wooden shutter, in the wall of a house, for giving, occasionally, air or light; also, a small closet.
[Scot.]
Open the
bole
wi’speed, that I may see if this be the right Lord Geraldin.
Sir W. Scott.

Bole

,
Noun.
A measure. See
Boll
,
Noun.
, 2.
Mortimer.

Bole

,
Noun.
[Gr.
[GREEK]
a clod or lump of earth: cf. F.
bol
, and also L.
bolus
morsel. Cf.
Bolus
.]
1.
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
.
2.
A bolus; a dose.
Coleridge.
Armenian bole
.
See under
Armenian
.
–
Bole Armoniac
, or
Armoniak
,
Armenian bole.
[Obs.]
Chaucer.

Webster 1828 Edition

Bole

BOLE

, n.
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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