1. The main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber
   "The massive sequoia tree bole measured over 30 feet in diameter";
   - trunk, tree trunk
    
2. A soft oily clay used as a pigment (especially a reddish brown pigment)
   "The artist used bole as an undercoat for the gold leaf"

1. A Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria and closely related to Hausa, with dialects including Bara and Fika
   - Bolanci, Bole language, Bolanci language

Sounds like: bowl, boll

Derived forms: Boles, boles

Type of: dirt, pigment, soil, stalk, stem, West Chadic

Part of: tree

Encyclopedia: Bole, Nottinghamshire