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stole1

Syllabification: (stole)
Pronunciation: /stōl/

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Definition of stole

noun

  • a woman’s long scarf or shawl, especially fur or similar material, worn loosely over the shoulders.
  • of a strip of fabric used as an ecclesiastical 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'

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