bole

Meaning

Noun

• The trunk or stem of a tree.
• 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.
• The shade of reddish brown which resembles this clay.
• A bolus; a dose.
• Alternative of boll (old unit of measure).
• An aperture with a shutter in the wall of a house, to admit air or light.
• A small closet.

Origin

• From Middle English bole, from Old Norse bolr, akin to Danish bul and German Bohle. See also bulwark.
• Ancient Greek βῶλος ("clod or lump of earth"): compare French bol. bolus.