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Armenian \Ar*me"ni*an\, a. [Cf. F. Arm['e]nien, L. Armenias, fr.
Armenia.]
Of or pertaining to Armenia.

{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.


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}.

2. A bolus; a dose. --Coleridge.

{Armenian bole}. See under {Armenian}.

{Bole Armoniac}, or {Armoniak}, Armenian bole. [Obs.]
--Chaucer.