Bole, Bolanci
(noun) a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria and closely related to Hausa
trunk, tree trunk, bole
(noun) the main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber
bole
(noun) a soft oily clay used as a pigment (especially a reddish brown pigment)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Bole
A Chadic language native to Nigeria.
Bole
A county-level city in Xinjiang, China.
Bole
A town in Ghana.
Bole
A village and civil parish in Nottinghamshire, England.
Bole (plural Boles)
A surname.
• Lebo, Loeb, lobe
bole (plural boles)
The trunk or stem of a tree.
bole (plural boles)
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.
(colour) The shade of reddish brown which resembles this clay.
(obsolete) A bolus; a dose.
bole (plural boles)
Alternative form of boll (old unit of measure).
bole (plural boles)
(Scotland) An aperture with a shutter in the wall of a house, to admit air or light.
(Scotland) A small closet.
• Lebo, Loeb, lobe
Source: Wiktionary
Bole, n. Etym: [OE. bole, fr. Icel. bolr; akin to Sw. bĂĄl, Dan. bul, trunk, stem of a tree, G. bohle a thick plank or board; cf. LG. boll round. Cf. Bulge.]
Definition: The trunk or stem of a tree, or that which is like it. Enormous elm-tree boles did stoop and lean. Tennyson.
Bole, n. Etym: [Etym. doubtful.]
Definition: 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, n.
Definition: A measure. See Boll, n., 2. Mortimer.
Bole, n. Etym: [Gr. 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 January 2025
(noun) memorial consisting of a very large stone forming part of a prehistoric structure (especially in western Europe)
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
