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Bole has 12 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a soft oily clay used as a pigment (especially a reddish brown pigment)

2

the main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber

3

a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria and closely related to Hausa

4

The trunk or stem of a tree.

5

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.

6

Alternative form of boll (old unit of measure).

7

An aperture with a shutter in the wall of a house, to admit air or light.

In plain English: A bole is an opening in a wall that lets in air or light and can be covered by a door-like panel.

"A cool breeze drifted through the old house's bole, rustling the curtains."

Usage: A bole is a medieval architectural feature - a small opening, often covered by a hinged wooden shutter, used to let in light and air. You're unlikely to encounter one outside of historic buildings or literature referencing them.

Proper Noun
1

A Chadic language native to Nigeria.

2

A county-level city in Bortala prefecture, Xinjiang, China.

3

A town in Ghana.

4

A village and civil parish of Nottinghamshire, England.

5

A surname​.

Example Sentences
"A cool breeze drifted through the old house's bole, rustling the curtains." noun
"The giant tree had lost most of its bole after years of storm damage." noun
"We hiked up the steep slope until we reached the top of the forest bole." noun
"Herbivores often strip bark from the lower part of a tree's bole to access nutrients." noun
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
pigment soil stalk West Chadic
Rhyming Words
ole nole vole tole iole sole mole hole kole dole cole role pole azole ecole whole drole dhole opole doole
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