stole
See also: stolę
English
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈstoʊl/
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- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈstəʊl/
- Rhymes: -əʊl
Etymology 1
See the etymology of the main entry.
Verb
stole
- simple past tense of steal
Etymology 2
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An alb, stole and maniple.
From Old English stole, from Latin stola, from Ancient Greek στολή (stolḗ, “stole, garment, equipment”); akin to stall.
Noun
stole (plural stoles)
- An ecclesiastical garment consisting of a decorated band worn on the back of the neck with each end hanging over the chest.
- Certain robes indicate a position in the hierarchy; others correspond to function and may be worn by the same individual at different times. The most important vestment among the insignia [of the clergy] is the stole, the emblem of sacerdotal status, the origin of which is the ancient pallium. The stole originally was a draped garment, then a folded one with the appearance of a scarf, and, finally, in the 4th century, a scarf. As a symbol of jurisdiction in the Roman Empire, the supreme pontiff (the pope, or bishop of Rome) conferred it upon archbishops and, later, upon bishops, as emblematic of their sharing in the papal authority. Copyright 1994-1998 Encyclopaedia Britannica CD 98 Multimedia Edition
- 1938, Xavier Herbert, Capricornia, Chapter X, p. 167,
- With sou'-wester under arm, and oilskin open so that God might see the stole and know that there was no deception, he chanted from a prayer-book in a tone exactly like that of a blackfellow devil-dovvening: […]
- A scarf-like garment, often made of fur.
Translations
ecclesiastical garment
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scarf-like garment
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Etymology 3
From Latin stolō.
Noun
stole (plural stoles)
- (botany) A stolon.
References
- stole in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- “stole” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary, 2001–2019.
Anagrams
- TESOL, lotes, telos, toles
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈstolɛ/
- Rhymes: -olɛ
- Hyphenation: sto‧le
Noun
stole
- vocative singular of stůl
- locative singular of stůl
Synonyms
- (locative): stolu
Anagrams
- letos
- Stelo
- Teslo
Danish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /stoːlə/, [ˈsd̥oːlə]
Noun
stole c
- plural indefinite of stol
Verb
stole (imperative stol, infinitive at stole, present tense stoler, past tense stolede, perfect tense har stolet)
- Only used with på: see stole på.
Italian
Noun
stole f
- plural of stola
Anagrams
- lesto, solte, stelo, tolse
Lower Sorbian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈstɔlɛ/, [ˈstɔlə]
Noun
stole
- locative singular of stoł
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From the noun stol
Verb
stole (imperative stol, present tense stoler, passive stoles, simple past stolte, past participle stolt, present participle stolende)
- to trust (på / in)
- to rely (på / on, upon)
References
- “stole” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Verb
stole
- past participle of stela and stele
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈstɔ.lɛ/
- Homophone: stolę
Noun
stole m
- locative and vocative singular of stół