stole

See also: stolę

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstoʊl/

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• IPA^(key): /ˈstəʊl/
• Rhymes: -əʊl

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

stole

1. simple past of steal

Etymology 2

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)

1. An ecclesiastical garment consisting of a decorated band worn on the back of the neck with each end hanging over the chest.
   • 1994-1998, Encyclopaedia Britannica CD 98, Multimedia Edition

     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 jurisdictionin 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.

   • 1938, Xavier Herbert, Capricornia, Chapter X, p. 167, [1]

     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: […]

2. A scarf-like garment, often made of fur.

Translations

ecclesiastical garment

• Catalan: estola (ca) f
• Czech: štóla (cs) f
• Finnish: stola (fi)
• French: étole (fr)
• Galician: estola (gl) f
• German: Stola (de) f
• Hungarian: stóla
• Icelandic: stóla f
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• Polish: stuła (pl) f
• Portuguese: estola (pt) f
• Russian: сто́ла (ru) f (stóla), паланти́н (ru) m (palantín)
• Slovak: štóla (sk) f
• Spanish: estola (es) f
• Swedish: stola (sv) c
• Tagalog: estola
• Ukrainian: сто́ла (stóla)

scarf-like garment

• Czech: štóla (cs) f
• Danish: stola c
• Finnish: stoola (fi)
• French: étole (fr)
• German: Stola (de) f
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• Hungarian: stóla
• Maori: hikurere
• Polish: etola (pl) f
• Russian: сто́ла (ru) f (stóla), ора́рь (ru) m (orárʹ)

Etymology 3

From Latin stolō.

Noun

stole (plural stoles)

1. (botany) A stolon.

References

• “stole”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “stole”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Anagrams

• TESOL, lotes, telos, toles

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Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstolɛ/
• Rhymes: -olɛ
• Hyphenation: sto‧le

Noun

stole

1. vocative singular of stůl
2. locative singular of stůl

Synonyms

• (locative): stolu

Anagrams

• letos
• Stelo
• Teslo

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Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /stoːlə/, [ˈsd̥oːlə]

Noun

stole c

1. (deprecated template usage) indefinite plural of stol

Verb

stole (imperative stol, infinitive at stole, present tense stoler, past tense stolede, perfect tense har stolet)

1. Only used with på: see stole på.

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Italian

Noun

stole f

1. plural of stola

Anagrams

• lesto, solte, stelo, tolse

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Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstɔlɛ/, [ˈstɔlə]

Noun

stole

1. locative singular of stoł

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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)

1. to trust (på / in)
2. to rely (på / on, upon)

References

• “stole” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

stole

1. (deprecated template usage) past participle of stela

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Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstɔ.lɛ/
• Homophone: stolę

Noun

stole m

1. locative/vocative singular of stół