Found 2 hits - Term: armenian bole, Database: *, Strategy: prefix
- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
armenian \arme"nian\, a. cf. f. arm'enien, l. armenias, fr.
armenia.
of or pertaining to armenia.
1913 webster
armenian bole, a soft clayey earth of a bright red color
found in armenia, tuscany, etc.
armenian stone.
a the commercial name of lapis lazuli.
b emery.
1913 webster
see also:
armenian bole armenian stone
- [2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
bole \bole\, n. gr. ? 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
see also:
bolus clay terra alba armenian bole armenian bole armoniac
armoniak
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