STOLE
\stˈə͡ʊl], \stˈəʊl], \s_t_ˈəʊ_l]\
Definitions of STOLE
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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imp. of Steal.
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A stolon.
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A long, loose garment reaching to the feet.
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A narrow band of silk or stuff, sometimes enriched with embroidery and jewels, worn on the left shoulder of deacons, and across both shoulders of bishops and priests, pendent on each side nearly to the ground. At Mass, it is worn crossed on the breast by priests. It is used in various sacred functions.
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A stolon.
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A stola; a long strip or band of silk reaching from the neck to the foot worn by ecclesiastics. Groom of the stole, the first lord of the bedchamber. Sec Stola.
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
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Of the verb steal.
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A long, narrow scarf fringed at the ends and worn over the shoulders by bishops and priests.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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Pa.t. of STEAL.
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A long robe or garment reaching to the feet: a long, narrow scarf with fringed ends worn by a priest.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
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A long narrow scarf of silk or stuff, fringed at the ends, and often richly embroidered, worn by R. Cath. and Anglican clergymen crossed on the breast, and hanging on each side nearly to the ground.
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In bot., a lax trailing branch given off at the summit of the root, and taking root at intervals.
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.
