stole1

 
Pronunciation: /stəʊl/

noun

  • a woman’s long scarf or shawl, especially of fur or similar material, worn loosely over the shoulders.
  • a priest’s silk vestment worn over the shoulders and hanging down to the knee or below.

Origin:

Old English (in the senses 'long robe' and 'priest's vestment'), via Latin from Greek stolē 'clothing', from stellein 'array'