- The trunk or stem of a tree, or that which is like it. - An aperture, with a wooden shutter, in the wall of a house,
for giving, occasionally, air or light; also, a small closet. - A measure. See Boll, n., 2. - 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. - A bolus; a dose.
Shibboleth Shibboleth is a Hebrew word whose pronunciation was used by one of the ancient tribes of Israel as a password and is used now to denote evidence of one's being 'in the know' or
BOLERO BOLERO is an electronic platform for the transmission of all trade documents developed by SWIFT and TT Club as owners
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