bole

Meanings

1. The trunk or stem of a tree.

1. Any of several varieties of friable earthy clay, usually coloured red by iron oxide, and composed essentially of hydrous silicates of alumina, or more rarely of magnesia.
2. The shade of reddish brown which resembles this clay.
3. A bolus; a dose.

1. Alternative form of boll (old unit of measure).

1. An aperture with a shutter in the wall of a house, to admit air or light.
2. A small closet.

1. A Chadic language native to Nigeria.

1. A county-level city of Bortala prefecture, Xinjiang autonomous region, China.

1. A town in Ghana.

1. A village and civil parish of Nottinghamshire, England.

1. A surname.

Etymology

From Middle English bole, from Old Norse bolr, akin to Danish bul and German Bohle (“plank”). See also bulwark (“defensive wall”).