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Webster 1913 Edition
Stole
Stole
,imp.
Steal
. Stole
,Noun.
[L.
stolo
, -onis
.] (Bot.)
A stolon.
Stole
,Noun.
[AS.
stole
, L. stola
, Gr. [GREEK] a stole, garment, equipment, fr. [GREEK] to set, place, equip, send, akin to E. stall
. See Stall
.] 1.
A long, loose garment reaching to the feet.
Spenser.
But when mild morn, in saffron
First issues from her eastern goal.
stole
,First issues from her eastern goal.
T. Warton.
2.
(Eccl.)
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.
Groom of the stole
, the first lord of the bedchamber in the royal household.
[Eng.]
Brande & C.
Webster 1828 Edition
Stole
STOLE
, pret. of steal.STOLE
,Noun.
1.
A long vest or robe; a garment worn by the priests of some denominations when they officiate. It is a broad strip of cloth reaching from the neck to the feet.2.
[L.] A sucker; a shoot from the root of a plant, by which some plants may be propagated; written also stool.