The trunk of a tree. 

early 14c., from Old Norse bolr "tree trunk," from Proto-Germanic *bulas (source also of Middle Dutch bolle "trunk of a tree"), from PIE *bhel- (2) "to blow, inflate, swell&qu [..]

A kind of clay, usually red due to the presence of iron oxide, used as an underlayer prior to the application of gold leaf. The bole was placed between the white ground and the gold leaf. It has the e [..]

The stem of a tree. Bolting

See trunk.

A strong unbraced stem; the trunk.

n. The trunk or body of a tree.

A fine, soft, oily red, gray-blue, green, or white clay dusted or mixed with glue and brushed onto the edges of the sections of a book to serve as a preparatory ground for edge gilding, enhancing its [..]

Bole is a pinkish clay applied by an illuminator under gold leaf to make the gold appear thicker, more lavish, and three-dimensional.

[Tree] -- Part of tree between the lowest boughs of the crown and the highest part of the buttress.

(n) a soft oily clay used as a pigment (especially a reddish brown pigment)(n) the main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber(n [..]

Main part of the stem of a tree before it separates into branches.

, sb. a small recess in the wall of a room.

n.(1) "bull; (astro.) the zodiacal sign of the Bull," s.v. bull sb.\1 OED. KEY: bole@n1

n1 13 bole 8 boles 5

n.(3) "Armenian bole, an astringent," s.v. bole sb.\2 OED. KEY: bole@n3

n3 1 boole 1

See trunk.

A coloured, refined clay, used in Water Gilding.

The trunk or stem of a tree. * Tennyson *: Enormous elm-tree boles did stoop and lean. * '''1908''', , '''' *: A fine powder filled the air and caressed the cheek with a tingle in its touch, and [..]

The main trunk of a tree.