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stoles

stoles is the plural of stole.

Meaning of stole

Noun (1)

stole (plural stoles)

  1. A garment consisting of a decorated band worn on the back of the neck, each end hanging over the chest, worn in ecclesiastical settings or sometimes as a part of graduation dress, corresponding to the Eastern epitrachelion.
    • 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...1994-1998, Encyclopaedia Britannica CD 98, Multimedia Edition
  2. A scarf-like garment, often made of fur.

Noun (2)

stole (plural stoles)

  1. A stolon.

Questions about stoles

What is stoles the plural of?
Stoles is the plural of stole.

Words near stoles in the dictionary

  1. stolen the scene
  2. stolen the show
  3. stolen valor
  4. stolenness
  5. stolens
  6. stoles
  7. stolest
  8. Stolford
  9. STOLI
  10. Stolichnaya
  11. Stolichnayas

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