BOLE
Dictionary entry overview: What does Bole mean?
• BOLE (noun)
The noun BOLE has 3 senses:
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
Familiarity information: BOLE used as a noun is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• BOLE (noun)
Meaning:
A soft oily clay used as a pigment (especially a reddish brown pigment)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("bole" is a kind of...):
dirt; soil (the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock)
pigment (dry coloring matter (especially a powder to be mixed with a liquid to produce paint etc))
Meaning:
The main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
tree trunk; trunk; bole
Hypernyms ("bole" is a kind of...):
stalk; stem (a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ)
Meronyms (parts of "bole"):
bark (tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants)
Holonyms ("bole" is a part of...):
tree (a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms)
Meaning:
A Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria and closely related to Hausa
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
Bolanci; Bole
Hypernyms ("Bole" is a kind of...):
West Chadic (a group of Chadic languages spoken in northern Nigeria; Hausa in the most important member)
