BOLE

n. Bol. Gr., BäXos. Lat., bolus. Fr., bol. Ger., Bolarerde. It, bolo. Sp., bol. A form of argillaceous earth or clay occasionally employed in medicine; consisting chiefly of aluminium silicate, often colored more or le red by the presence of iron oxide or hydrate. It was often stamped with a seal when prepared for medicinal use, and was then called terra sigillata. [B, 5, 10.J—Armenian b. Gr., BddAos épuvios. Lat., bolus Armeniæ (seu oriental is [Fr. Cod.], seu Armen (Belg, Pal, seu armena [Pru . Ph., 6th ed., Gr. Ph., Hung. Ph.]). Fr., bol d’Arménie [Fr. Cod.]. Ger., armenischer Bolus. It., bolo armeno. Sp., bol arménico (Sp. Ph.]. À fine, unctuous, reddish variety originally brought from Armenia. [B.]—B. of Blois, French b. * A yellow variety found in France, containing calcium carbonate. [L,108.]—Lemnian b. Ger., lemnische Erde. B. brought from the island of Lemnos. [B.]—Red b. Lat., bolus rubra. Fr., bol rouge. Ger., rother Bolus, Armenian b. colored red by the presence of a salt of iron. [B, 5.]— White b. Lat., bolus alba [Ger. Ph., Dan. Ph.], argilla [Belg. Ph.]. Fr., bol blanc. Ger., wei er Bolus (oder Thon (Ger, Ph.]). A white clay, tastele , odorle , and free from sand, consisting chiefly of aluminium silicate. [B.]