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Webster's Dictionary (1865)

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Stole

Stōle, imp.

past tense

of steal. See STEAL.

Stōle, n.

noun

[O. Fr. estole, N. Fr. étole, Pr., Sp., & Pg. estola, It. stola; A-S. stól. See STOLA.]

Sense 1. A long, loose garment reaching to the feet.

But when mild morn, in saffron stole, First issues from her eastern goal. Warton.

Sense 2. A sucker; a shoot from the root of a plant, by which certain plants may be propagated.

Sense 3. (Rom. Cath. Church.) 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,—used in the administration of the sacraments and all other sacred functions. Fairholt.

Groom of the stole, the first lord of the bed-chamber, in the household of the king of England. Brande.

A robed figure wearing a long stole draped over the shoulders and hanging down the front.
Stole. (3.)

Stōle, n.

noun

[Lat. stolo, stolonis; Pr. stolon. See STOLON.] (Bot.) A lax, trailing stem given off at the summit of the root, and taking root at intervals; a sucker. Henslow.