n. [ Gr. &unr_; 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A bolus; a dose. Coleridge. [ 1913 Webster ]

Armenian bole. See under Armenian. --
Bole Armoniac, or
Armoniak, Armenian bole. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

Enormous elm-tree boles did stoop and lean. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ 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. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Open the bole wi'speed, that I may see if this be the right Lord Geraldin. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A measure. See Boll, n., 2. Mortimer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Arch.) A projecting molding round a panel. Same as Bilection. Gwilt. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Sp. ] (Mus.) 1. A Spanish dance, or the lively music which accompanies it. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A kind of small outer jacket, with or without sleeves, worn by women. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. any fungus of the family Boletaceae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or obtained from, the Boletus. [ 1913 Webster ]

Boletic acid, an acid obtained from the Boletus fomentarius, variety pseudo-igniarius. Same as Fumaric acid. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ L. boletus, Gr. &unr_;. ] (Bot.) A genus of fungi having the under side of the pileus or cap composed of a multitude of fine separate tubes. A few are edible, and others very poisonous. [ 1913 Webster ]