armenian bole

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armenian bole - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Armenian \Ar*me"ni*an\, a. [Cf. F. Arm['e]nien, L. Armenias, fr.
     Armenia.]
     Of or pertaining to Armenia.
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     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.
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  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.
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     2. A bolus; a dose. --Coleridge.
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     Armenian bole. See under Armenian.
  
     Bole Armoniac, or Armoniak, Armenian bole. [Obs.]
        --Chaucer.
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