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bole1 the trunk of a tree bole2, bolus a moderate reddish-brown colour bole [bōl] (forestry) The main stem of a tree of substantial diameter; capable of yielding timber, veneer logs, and large poles. (geology) Any of various red, yellow, or brown earthy clays consisting chiefly of hydrous aluminum silicates. Also known as bolus; terra miraculosa. (graphic arts) The foundation laid for gold leaf. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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What could have so suddenly transformed his matter-of-fact ascent of the giant bole to the swift and wary action of his detour among the branches? I thought my quest had brought me into a strange old haunted forest, and that I had thrown myself down to rest at the gnarled mossy root of a great oak-tree, while all about me was nought but fantastic shapes and capricious groups of gold-green bole and bough, wondrous alleys ending in mysterious coverts, and green lanes of exquisite turf that seemed to have been laid down in expectation of some milk-white queen or goddess passing that way. Her neck came up strongly out of her shoulders, like the bole of a tree out of the turf. |
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